In 1914, he served with Ambulance Americaine, in Belgium and France in 1915, and with Squadron A, New York Cavalry, on the Mexico–United States border in 1916. During the First World War he was commissioned a second lieutenant on August 15, 1917, and served with the Eightieth Cavalry Division, United States Army, and later with the Seventh Machine Gun Battalion, Third Division, and was discharged a first lieutenant on September 15, 1919. After the war resumed the practice of law in Reading.
Richardson was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936. He attended the Interparliamentary Union Conference in Budapest, Hungary, in 1936.
william, richardson, william, emanuel, richardson, september, 1886, november, 1948, democratic, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, contents, biography, death, interment, sources, external, linksbiography, editrichardson, born, farm, daniel, bo. William Emanuel Richardson September 3 1886 November 3 1948 was a Democratic member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Contents 1 Biography 2 Death and interment 3 Sources 4 External linksBiography editRichardson was born on a farm the old Daniel Boone homestead near Stonersville Pennsylvania He moved to Bernville Pennsylvania with his parents at an early age where he attended the public schools He graduated from Princeton University in 1910 and from Columbia Law School in New York City in 1913 He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Reading Pennsylvania In 1914 he served with Ambulance Americaine in Belgium and France in 1915 and with Squadron A New York Cavalry on the Mexico United States border in 1916 During the First World War he was commissioned a second lieutenant on August 15 1917 and served with the Eightieth Cavalry Division United States Army and later with the Seventh Machine Gun Battalion Third Division and was discharged a first lieutenant on September 15 1919 After the war resumed the practice of law in Reading Richardson was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy third and Seventy fourth Congresses He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936 He attended the Interparliamentary Union Conference in Budapest Hungary in 1936 Death and interment editRichardson died in Wyomissing Pennsylvania with interment in Schwartzwald Cemetery in Jacksonwald Pennsylvania Sources editUnited States Congress William E Richardson id R000230 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political GraveyardExternal links editWilliam E Richardson at Find a Grave U S House of Representatives Preceded byNorton L Litchtenwalner Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 14th congressional district1933 1937 Succeeded byGuy L Moser Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William E Richardson amp oldid 1196066567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
