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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsWilliam Merchant RICHARDSON
(1774-1838)
RICHARDSON, William
Merchant, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in
Pelham, Hillsborough County, N.H., January 4, 1774; was graduated
from Harvard University in 1797; studied law; was admitted to the
bar and commenced practice in Groton, Mass., in 1804; elected as a
Republican to the Twelfth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Joseph B. Varnum; reelected to the Thirteenth
Congress and served from November 4, 1811, to April 18, 1814, when
he resigned; moved to Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H., in 1814;
United States attorney in 1814; appointed chief justice of New
Hampshire in 1816 and served until his death; died in Chester,
Rockingham County, N.H., March 15, 1838; interment in the Old
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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