Frank H. Richards Explained

Frank H. Richards
State Senate:Washington
District:34th
Term Start:January 27, 1891
Term End:January 14, 1895
Predecessor:Morris McCarty
Successor:C. W. Dorr
Birth Date:21 March 1858
Birth Place:McHenry County, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Carlsbad, New Mexico, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Bessie Wilke

Frank H. Richards (March 21, 1858 – November 13, 1937) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington State Senate from 1891 to 1895.[1] [2] He was named to the Senate when Morris McCarty was unseated by that same body.

Richards later served as a U.S. Marshal to the Second Judicial District of Alaska.[3] He was removed from office by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904.[4] On October 8, 1903, he married Bessie Wilke, of Chicago, Illinois.[5] In November 1937, Richards was reported to be seriously ill with pneumonia. He died later that month, aged 79.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 2011 . Washington State Legislature . https://web.archive.org/web/20220420082957/https://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2011.pdf . April 20, 2022 . live.
  2. Web site: Barton's Legislative Hand-book and Manual of the State of Washington. 1891.
  3. Book: Nome and Seward Peninsula. 9785878939539. Harrison. E. S.. 1905.
  4. Web site: San Francisco Call 17 November 1904 — California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  5. Web site: Frank H, Richards . alaskaweb.org.
  6. The Associated Press, Former Marshal In Alaska Near Death, November 13, 1937, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas, pg.1