Richardson, James, 1771-1858
American clergyman.
From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : Dedham, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1851 Jan. 23-May 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617456
James Richardson (1771-1858), a lawyer in Dedham, Mass., was born on October 6, 1771 in Medford, Mass. He received an AB from Harvard in 1797 and an AM in 1800. Richardson was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1800 and began a law practice with Fisher Ames (Harvard AB 1774) in Dedham. In 1803, Richardson was appointed an attorney of the Supreme Judicial Court, and was elected a state senator in 1813. He later served as president of the Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Company from 1833 to 1857. Richardson died on June 7, 1858.
From the description of Harmony and concord, faction and discord; a poem delivered before the Society of Phi Beta Kappa at Cambridge, (19th century manuscript copy), July, 1800. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 754370765
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| creatorOf | Richardson, James, 1771-1858. Class valedictory poem : delivered at the request of the senior class of Harvard University on leaving college, June 21, 1797. | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | Richardson, James, 1771-1858. Autograph letters signed (4) : Dedham, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1851 Jan. 23-May 7. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| creatorOf | Richardson, James, 1771-1858. Harmony and concord, faction and discord; a poem delivered before the Society of Phi Beta Kappa at Cambridge, (19th century manuscript copy), July, 1800. | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | Sullivan, William, 1774-1839. Miscellaneous papers, 1795-1839. | Boston Athenaeum |
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| associatedWith | Pierpont, John, 1785-1866, | person |
| associatedWith | Sullivan, William, 1774-1839. | person |
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Birth 1771
Death 1858
