James Daniel Richardson (1843 - 1914)

Born 10 Mar 1843 in Rutherford County, Tennessee

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Died 24 Jul 1914 at age 71 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Biography

James was born in 1843.

James Richardson was a US Congressman. At the start of the Civil War he was attending Franklin College, when he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as adjutant of the 45th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced to practice in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was a member of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, (1871-73) and served in the Tennessee State Senate, (1873-75). In 1885, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress and to the next nine succeeding Congresses, serving until 1905. After his term he was editor and compiler of the Government publication, "Messages and Papers of the Presidents".

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

He passed away in 1914. ^[1]

Sources

• James Rickman, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by James and others.

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7180950/james-daniel-richardson : accessed 24 November 2021), memorial page for James Daniel Richardson (10 Mar 1843–24 Jul 1914), Find A Grave: Memorial #7180950, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave.

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