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Biography
John Richards (April 13, 1765 – April 18, 1850) was an American politician from New York.
Life
Richards was born in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, Wales, where he became a schoolmaster. He emigrated to the United States and settled in Johnsburg where he again taught school. He was Supervisor of the Town of Johnsburg, first in 1807 and then for several more terms.
He was a member from Washington County of the New York State Assembly in 1811, and from Washington and Warren counties in 1814 and 1814-15. In 1817, he removed to Lake George. Richards was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821.
Richards was elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825.
He died on April 18, 1850, in Lake George, Warren County, New York, and was buried at the John Richards Cemetery.