Charles L. Richards Explained

Charles L. Richards
Image Name:Charles L. Richards (Nevada Congressman).jpg
State1:Nevada
District1:At-Large
Term Start1:March 4, 1923
Term End1:March 3, 1925
Preceded1:Samuel S. Arentz
Succeeded1:Samuel S. Arentz
Office2:Member of the Nevada State Assembly
Term2:1919
Birth Date:3 October 1877
Birth Place:Austin, Nevada, U.S.
Death Place:Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Resting Place:Mountain View Cemetery
Profession:Attorney
Party:Democratic

Charles Lenmore Richards (October 3, 1877 – December 22, 1953) was an American lawyer and United States Representative from Nevada, serving one term in Congress from 1923 to 1925.

Early life and education

Born in Austin, Nevada, Richards attended public schools in Nevada and Pennsylvania. He graduated from the law department of Stanford University, in 1901.

Early career

He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Tonopah, Nevada, in 1901. He was the district attorney of Nye County in 1903 and 1904.

Political career

In 1919 he was a member of the Nevada Assembly and moved to Reno. He served as chairman of the Democratic State committee in 1922 and as councilor from Nevada to the United States Chamber of Commerce from March 29, 1923, to May 20, 1924.

Congress

Richards was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925). He ran for reelection in 1924 but did not win.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in Reno until his death there on December 22, 1953. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery.