George Francis Richardson

George Francis Richardson
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate[1]
In office
1871–1873
19th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1867  January 4, 1869
Preceded by Josiah G. Peabody
Succeeded by Jonathan P. Folsom
Member of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1]
In office
1864[2]  1864[2]
President of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
Common Council[1][3]
In office
1862[3]  1863[3]
Preceded by William L. North[3]
Succeeded by George Ripely[3]
Member of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
Common Council[1]
Ward 6[3]
In office
1862[3]  1863[3]
Personal details
Born December 6, 1829
Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
Died March 22, 1912
Lowell, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Political party Republican[1]
Alma mater Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, 1850; Harvard Law School, 1853[1]
Occupation Lawyer[1]

George Francis Richardson (December 6, 1829 – March 22, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the nineteenth mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts,[3] and as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.[1][2]

Early life

Richardson was born to Daniel and Hannah (Adams) Richardson, in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, on December 6, 1829.[1]

1868 Republican National Convention

Richardson served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868.[1]

Richardson while he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1872

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 White, James T. (1916), The National Cyclopædia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time, Volume XV, New York, New York: James T. White & Company, p. 169.
  2. 1 2 3 Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 341.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 City of Lowell (1910), City Documents of the City of Lowell, Massachusetts For the Year 1909-1910, Lowell, Massachusetts: The City of Lowell, pp. 99–103.
Political offices
Preceded by
Josiah G. Peabody
19th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
1867January 4, 1869
Succeeded by
Jonathan P. Folsom
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