George F. Richardson

George Frederick Richardson ( born July 1, 1850 in Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, † March 1, 1923 in Bellevue, Washington ) was an American politician. Between 1893 and 1895 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

George Richardson attended the common schools and then worked in agriculture and in trade. He also spent eight years town clerk ( Township Clerk ) of his hometown. In 1893, he moved to Grand Rapids. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1885 and 1887, and again from 1891 to 1892 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Michigan. In the last two years he was president of this chamber.

In the congressional elections of 1892 Richardson was in the fifth electoral district of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded Charles E. Belknap took on 4 March 1893 that he had beaten in the election. Belknap then made ​​an unsuccessful opposition to the outcome of the election. Since he resigned in 1894 to further candidacy, Richardson was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1895.

After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives operated a dairy farm in Grand Rapids. In 1904, Richardson moved to Kennewick, Washington, where he also worked in agriculture. He also rose among others in the service station business. Richardson was elected twice as mayor of Kennewick. He also headed the local school board. In 1916 he moved to Ellensburg, where he continued to pursue his business. In 1919, he withdrew into retirement, which he spent in Bellevue. He is also dead on March 1, 1923.

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