From 1911 until his retirement 1970s, Richardson worked for the Boston law firm of Ropes & Gray. For most of that time he specialized in corporate and trustee work and was also responsible for hiring young lawyers to join the firm.[2]
In 1933, the Massachusetts Republican Party became split over the position of chairman of the Republican State Committee. Richardson supported Carl A. Terry, who defeated Charles Hiller Innes.[5][6] The following year, Richardson supported George G. Tarbell to succeed Terry as chairman.[7]
In 1936, Richardson chose not to run for reelection and Congressman Joseph W. Martin was elected unopposed to succeed him as the Massachusetts member of the Republican National Committee.[8]
Other work and deathedit
From 1926 to 1968, Richardson served as president of the Boston Better Business Bureau. He also served as moderator of the Canton town meeting for over 40 years and was chairman of the board of trustees of the Noble and Greenough School.[2]
Richardson died on January 24, 1976, at his home in Canton.[1][2]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Papers of the Richardson family, 1824-1999 (inclusive), 1900-1976 (bulk): A Finding Aid". Harvard University Library. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
^ abcdefg"John Richardson, 89, Boston lawyer 60 years". The Boston Globe. January 27, 1976.
^Hennessy, M. E. (June 14, 1932). "Butler Beaten for Committee". The Boston Daily Globe.
^"Republicans Back, Regret Fuller Loss". The Boston Daily Globe. June 18, 1932.
^"Innes Wars on Richardson". The Boston Daily Globe. December 10, 1932.
^"Richardson Out on Terry's Side". The Boston Daily Globe. December 11, 1932.
^"Tuckerman Step May Split G.O.P.". The Boston Daily Globe. April 14, 1934.
^Merrill, John (June 8, 1936). "Bacon Pushed for Chairman". The Boston Daily Globe.
john, richardson, born, 1886, john, richardson, september, 1886, january, 1976, american, attorney, political, figure, from, massachusetts, contents, early, life, legal, career, military, service, politics, other, work, death, referencesearly, life, editrichar. John Richardson September 30 1886 January 24 1976 was an American attorney and political figure from Massachusetts Contents 1 Early life 2 Legal career 3 Military service 4 Politics 5 Other work and death 6 ReferencesEarly life editRichardson was born on September 30 1886 in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts to John and Louisa Storrow Cabot Richardson He attended Noble and Greenough School Harvard College A B 1908 and Harvard Law School LL B 1911 1 While at Harvard Richardson was captain of the Harvard crew and was elected to the Harvard Varsity Club s Hall of Fame 2 On September 7 1909 Richardson married Hope Hemenway the daughter of Augustus and Harriet Hemenway They had five children including John Richardson Jr who was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs from 1969 to 1977 1 2 Legal career editFrom 1911 until his retirement 1970s Richardson worked for the Boston law firm of Ropes amp Gray For most of that time he specialized in corporate and trustee work and was also responsible for hiring young lawyers to join the firm 2 Military service editRichardson served in the United States Army during World War I rising from the rank to private to captain He also worked in the United States Food Administration under the direction of Herbert Hoover 1 2 Politics editRichardson worked for Herbert Hoover s nomination for President of the United States at the 1920 1924 and 1928 Republican National Conventions When White House Press Secretary George E Akerson resigned in 1931 Richardson was considered a likely successor for the position however he chose to work for Hoover s reelection campaign instead 2 On June 13 1932 Richardson was elected to the Republican National Committee over former United States Senator and Republican National Committee Chairman William M Butler by a vote of 18 to 15 Richardson s support came from by the younger members of the party led by President of the Massachusetts Senate Gaspar G Bacon Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Leverett Saltonstall Carl A Terry and Christian Herter 3 At the 1932 Republican National Convention Richardson and the Massachusetts delegation supported Alvan T Fuller for Vice President Vice President Charles Curtis was renominated 4 In 1933 the Massachusetts Republican Party became split over the position of chairman of the Republican State Committee Richardson supported Carl A Terry who defeated Charles Hiller Innes 5 6 The following year Richardson supported George G Tarbell to succeed Terry as chairman 7 In 1936 Richardson chose not to run for reelection and Congressman Joseph W Martin was elected unopposed to succeed him as the Massachusetts member of the Republican National Committee 8 Other work and death editFrom 1926 to 1968 Richardson served as president of the Boston Better Business Bureau He also served as moderator of the Canton town meeting for over 40 years and was chairman of the board of trustees of the Noble and Greenough School 2 Richardson died on January 24 1976 at his home in Canton 1 2 References edit a b c d Papers of the Richardson family 1824 1999 inclusive 1900 1976 bulk A Finding Aid Harvard University Library President and Fellows of Harvard College Retrieved December 11 2016 a b c d e f g John Richardson 89 Boston lawyer 60 years The Boston Globe January 27 1976 Hennessy M E June 14 1932 Butler Beaten for Committee The Boston Daily Globe Republicans Back Regret Fuller Loss The Boston Daily Globe June 18 1932 Innes Wars on Richardson The Boston Daily Globe December 10 1932 Richardson Out on Terry s Side The Boston Daily Globe December 11 1932 Tuckerman Step May Split G O P The Boston Daily Globe April 14 1934 Merrill John June 8 1936 Bacon Pushed for Chairman The Boston Daily Globe Party political officesPreceded byLouis K Liggett Republican National Committeeman from Massachusetts1932 1936 Succeeded byJoseph William Martin Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Richardson born 1886 amp oldid 1187061552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
