James Richards
Politician
1723 – 1810
Who was James Richards?
James Richards was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1779, and October 1782. He served as a Captain in the Connecticut Militia during the American Revolutionary War.
He was the son of Samuel Richards and Elizabeth Latham.
He began life as a clerk, becoming afterward a soldier and sailor. He was present, in arms, at the Battle of Norwalk, and the Invasion of Danbury.
Richards' wife Ruth Hanford, was a daughter of Samuel Hanford, a granddaughter of Eleazer Hanford, and a great-granddaughter of Rev. Thomas Hanford, of Norwalk. Ruth Hanford's mother was a daughter of Moses Comstock.
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- Born
- Oct 29, 1723
Norwalk - Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Norwalk
- Died
- May 17, 1810
New Canaan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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