Mark Richards (politician)

American politician (1760–1844)

Mark Richards

9th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
1830–1831
Preceded by| Henry Olin
Succeeded by| Lebbeus Egerton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large congressional district
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by| Luther Jewett
Succeeded by| Phineas White
Member of the Vermont Governor's Council
In office
1815–1816
Preceded by| William Hall Jr.
Succeeded by| Theophilus Crawford
In office
1813–1814
Preceded by| William Czar Bradley
Succeeded by| William Hall Jr.
Sheriff of Windham County, Vermont
In office
1806–1811
Preceded by| Samuel Fletcher
Succeeded by| Gilbert Dennison
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Westminster
In office
1834–1835
Preceded by| John Smith
Succeeded by| Vacant
In office
1832–1833
Preceded by| Cyrus Boynton
Succeeded by| John Smith
In office
1828–1829
Preceded by| Ebenezer Goodell
Succeeded by| Daniel Mason
In office
1826–1827
Preceded by| Gideon Warner
Succeeded by| Ebenezer Goodell
In office
1824–1825
Preceded by| Elijah Ranney Jr.
Succeeded by| Ebenezer Goodell
In office
1804–1805
Preceded by| Ephraim Ranney Jr.
Succeeded by| Ephraim Ranney Jr.
In office
1801–1802
Preceded by| Ephraim Ranney Jr.
Succeeded by| Stephen R. Bradley
Personal details
Born| (1760-07-15)July 15, 1760
Waterbury, Connecticut Colony, British America
Died| August 10, 1844(1844-08-10) (aged 84)
Westminster, Vermont, U.S.
Resting place| Old Westminster Cemetery, Westminster, Vermont
Political party| Democratic-Republican
Spouse| Ann Ruggles (m. 1782-1841, her death)
Profession| Merchant

Mark Richards (July 15, 1760 - August 10, 1844) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont and as the ninth lieutenant governor of Vermont.

## Biography

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Richards was born in Waterbury in the Connecticut Colony on July 15, 1760, and received limited schooling. In 1776, he enlisted for the American Revolution.[1] A private in the Continental Army, he served for several years, including the Battle of Red Bank, the 1777-1778 winter encampment at Valley Forge, the Battle of Monmouth, and the Battle of Stony Point. Richards moved to Boston after the war to work in a general store. In 1796 he moved to Westminster, Vermont, to open his own store.

Richards was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1801 to 1805. He served as sheriff of Windham County from 1806 to 1810 and was a Presidential elector in 1812.[2] He served on the Governor’s council from 1813 to 1816.

Richards was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the US House of Representatives, and served from 1817 to 1821 as a member of the 15th and 16th United States Congress.[3][4] He served again in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1824 to 1826, in 1828 and from 1832 to 1834. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1830 to 1831.[4]

## Death

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Richards died on August 10, 1844, in Westminster, Vermont, and is interred in the Bradley tomb in the Old Westminster Cemetery in Westminster.[1]

## Family

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In 1782, Richards married Ann Ruggles. Their daughter Sarah was the wife of William Czar Bradley.

## References

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1. ^ a b "RICHARDS, Mark, (1760 - 1844)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
2. ^ "Mark Richards (1760-1844)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
3. ^ "Rep. Mark Richards". govtrack.us. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
4. ^ a b Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, American Publishers Association, Chicago, Ill., 1914, p. 1

## External links

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* United States Congress. "Mark Richards (id: R000217)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
* Information from the Vermont Archives[usurped]
* govtrack.us
* Mark Richards at Find a Grave
* The Political Graveyard

Party political offices

Preceded by

Henry Olin

|  National Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
1830  | Succeeded by

Jedediah Harris

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

Luther Jewett

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Vermont's at-large congressional district
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821  | Succeeded by

district eliminated

Political offices
Preceded by

Henry Olin

|  Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
1830-1831  | Succeeded by

Lebbeus Egerton

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