Preston Richards

Who is Preston Richards?

Preston D. Richards was an assistant solicitor for the state department of the United States under J. Reuben Clark during the Taft Administration. He was also a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In 1907, Richards wrote a biography of early Mormon leader Willard Richards. Early on in his life, Richards served as a high school principal. In 1908, Richards was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He then studied law at the University of Chicago. From there he became assistant solicitor of the state department and later formed a private law firm with Clark. Hugh B. Brown would later work for this law firm.

In 1920, Richards was a member of the general board of the LDS Church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.