Harry Alden Richardson (January 1, 1853 – June 16, 1928) was an American businessman and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, and was U.S. Senator from Delaware.
Richardson was born in Camden, Delaware, the son of Alden B. Richardson and Lucy R. Richardson. His family moved to Dover, Delaware when he was a small child in 1858. He attended the common schools there and the Kent Academy in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. In 1876 he married Priscilla Walker. They were members of the Baptist Church.
Professional and political careeredit
Richardson worked in his father's canning and packing business in Dover, eventually becoming a partner and assuming control in 1894. He continued in this business throughout his life, was President of the First National Bank of Dover, and was also interested in various public-service corporations.
In his first attempt at public office, he ran for the office of Governor of Delaware in 1890, but lost to Democrat Robert J. Reynolds. Then, many years later, in 1907, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. During this term, he served with the Republican majority in the 60th, 61st, and 62nd U.S. Congress. In the 61st Congress, he was Chairman of the Committee to Examine Branches of the Civil Service, and in the 62nd Congress he was Chairman of the Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico, and a member of the Committee on Printing. He did not seek reelection in 1913, and in all, served from March 4, 1907, to March 4, 1913, during the administrations of U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft.
Death and legacyedit
Richardson died at Dover is buried there in the Lakeside Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
harry, richardson, harry, alden, richardson, january, 1853, june, 1928, american, businessman, politician, from, dover, kent, county, delaware, member, republican, party, senator, from, delaware, united, states, senatorfrom, delawarein, office, march, 1907, ma. Harry Alden Richardson January 1 1853 June 16 1928 was an American businessman and politician from Dover in Kent County Delaware He was a member of the Republican Party and was U S Senator from Delaware Harry A RichardsonUnited States Senatorfrom DelawareIn office March 4 1907 March 3 1913Preceded byJ Frank AlleeSucceeded byWillard Saulsbury Jr Member of the Delaware SenateIn office January 4 1888 January 3 1889Personal detailsBorn 1853 01 01 January 1 1853Camden DelawareDiedJune 16 1928 1928 06 16 aged 75 Dover DelawarePolitical partyRepublicanSpousePriscilla WalkerResidence s Dover DelawareOccupationBusinessman Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Professional and political career 3 Death and legacy 4 Ancestry 5 Almanac 6 Biography 7 Images 8 External links 9 ReferencesEarly life and family editRichardson was born in Camden Delaware the son of Alden B Richardson and Lucy R Richardson His family moved to Dover Delaware when he was a small child in 1858 He attended the common schools there and the Kent Academy in East Greenwich Rhode Island In 1876 he married Priscilla Walker They were members of the Baptist Church Professional and political career editRichardson worked in his father s canning and packing business in Dover eventually becoming a partner and assuming control in 1894 He continued in this business throughout his life was President of the First National Bank of Dover and was also interested in various public service corporations In his first attempt at public office he ran for the office of Governor of Delaware in 1890 but lost to Democrat Robert J Reynolds Then many years later in 1907 he was elected to the U S Senate During this term he served with the Republican majority in the 60th 61st and 62nd U S Congress In the 61st Congress he was Chairman of the Committee to Examine Branches of the Civil Service and in the 62nd Congress he was Chairman of the Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico and a member of the Committee on Printing He did not seek reelection in 1913 and in all served from March 4 1907 to March 4 1913 during the administrations of U S Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William H Taft Death and legacy editRichardson died at Dover is buried there in the Lakeside Methodist Episcopal Cemetery Ancestry editRichardson is a direct descendant of Major General Humphrey Atherton 1 Almanac editThe General Assembly chose the U S Senators who took office March 4 for a six year term Public Offices Office Type Location Began office Ended office notes State Senator Legislature Dover January 4 1888 January 3 1889 U S Senator Legislature Washington March 4 1907 March 3 1913 United States Congressional service Dates Congress Chamber Majority President Committees Class District 1907 1909 60th Senate Republican Theodore Roosevelt class 2 1909 1911 61st Senate Republican William Howard Taft class 2 1911 1913 62nd Senate Republican William Howard Taft class 2 Election results Year Office Subject Party Votes Opponent Party Votes 1890 Governor Harry A Richardson Republican 17 258 49 Robert J Reynolds Democratic 17 801 51 Biography editMunroe John A 1993 History of Delaware Newark Delaware University of Delaware Press ISBN 0 87413 493 5 Images editBiographical Directory of the U S CongressExternal links editBiographical Directory of the U S Congress Delaware s Members of Congress Harry A Richardson at Find a Grave The Political GraveyardReferences edit American Ancestors Digital Library Party political offices VacantTitle last held byAlbert Curry Republican nominee for Governor of Delaware1890 Succeeded byJoshua H Marvil U S Senate Preceded byJ Frank Allee U S senator Class 2 from Delaware1907 1913 Succeeded byWillard Saulsbury Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry A Richardson amp oldid 1177816825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
