Hiram Lawton Richmond

Hiram Lawton Richmond ( born May 17, 1810 in Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York, † February 19, 1885 in Meadville, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1873 and 1875 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Hiram Richmond was initially taught by a private tutor and later attended the public schools of his home. He studied for two years at his father's medicine. In the years 1834 and 1835, he visited the Allegheny College; he made there but no degree. After a subsequent law degree in 1838 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Meadville to work in this profession. Politically he was a staunch supporter of the Whig party. After its dissolution in the 1850s he joined the Republican Party, founded in 1854.

In the congressional elections of 1872 was Richmond in the 20th Election District of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrat Samuel Griffith on March 4, 1873. Since he resigned in 1874 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1875. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Hiram Richmond again practiced as a lawyer. For many years he was a board member of the Allegheny College. He died on February 19, 1885 in Meadville, where he was also buried.