James Alexander Dudley Richards (March 22, 1845 – December 4, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a

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from

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for one term from 1893 to 1895.

Early life and career

Richards was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and spent his early life there and in New York City, where he received a common-school education. He moved to

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, in 1861. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in New Philadelphia.

Congress

Richards was elected as a

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to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Fifty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress.

Later career

He resumed the practice of law in

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, and subsequently returned to

, and continued the practice of his profession.

Death

He died in New Philadelphia, on December 4, 1911. He was interred in the East Fair Street Cemetery.

Sources

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