John Richards may refer to:

Law

* John Richards (Salem witch trials) (died 1694), one of the judges of the Salem witch trials *

John Richards (Attorney General) John Richards PC (1790 – 1872) was an Irish lawyer and judge. Early life Richards was born in 1790 in Dublin, the younger son of John Nunn Richards (died 1821), solicitor, and his first wife Elizabeth Fitzgerald, daughter of Oliver Fitzgerald. ...

(1790–1872), Irish judge * John E. Richards (1856–1932), California Supreme Court justice *

John K. Richards John Kelvey Richards (March 15, 1856 – March 1, 1909) was the 20th Attorney General of Ohio, the 10th Solicitor General of the United States and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and of the ...

(1856–1909), Ohio Attorney General *

John Goddard Richards John Goddard Richards (born 1794, died 1846) was an Irish barrister, justice of the peace, and High Sheriff of Wexford for 1824. He was the eldest son and heir of the leading surgeon Solomon Richards and his wife Elizabeth Groome, daughter o ...

(1794–?), Irish barrister and justice of the peace

Music

* Johnny Richards (1911–1968), jazz musician and composer * John Richards (musician) (born 1966), British musician and academic *

John Richards (radio personality) John Richards is an American radio personality. Originally from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, he grew up in Spokane, Washington before moving to Seattle. He is the host and producer of ''The Morning Show'' on 90.3 FM KEXP Seattle, Seattle, Washington. He ...

, radio disc jockey at KEXP in Seattle

Politics

John Richards (Pennsylvania politician) John Richards (April 18, 1753 – November 13, 1822) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Born in New Hanover, he was educated under private tutors. Career Richards was appointed as a magistrate during ...

(1753–1822), United States congressman from Pennsylvania *

John Richards (New York politician) 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 ...

(1765–1850), United States congressman from New York *

John Richards (British politician) John Richards (2 April 1780 – 9 June 1847) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1832 and 1837. Life Richards was from Wassell Grove in the parish of Hagley, Worcestershire. He served as MP for Knaresborough ...

(1780–1847), Member of the House of Commons from England *

John Fletcher Richards John Fletcher Richards was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Richards was born on August 4, 1818, in Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio Franklin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, Unit ...

(1818–?), Wisconsin state assemblyman *

John L. Richards John L. Richards was a one-term mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the nor ...

, mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1886 *

John Richards (Australian politician) John Richards (c. 1842 – 24 January 1913) was a politician in the colony of South Australia. He was born in Helston, Cornwall and emigrated to South Australia, arriving on the ''Duke of Bedford'' in December 1848. He acquired a considerably ...

(c. 1842–1913), writer on mining and politician in South Australia * John Richards (Canadian politician) (1857–1917), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island *

John Gardiner Richards Jr. John Gardiner Richards Jr. (September 11, 1864October 9, 1941) was the 96th Governor of South Carolina from 1927 to 1931. Biography He was born in Liberty Hill, South Carolina, on September 11, 1864, to John G. Richards and Sophia Edwards Smith ...

(1864–1941), governor of South Carolina *

John Richards (scholar) John Guyon Richards (born August 19, 1944) is a Canadian politician and professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in British Columbia. During the 1970s, he served as an elected member of the legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, represe ...

(born 1944), Canadian politician and scholar

Religion

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Harold Richards John Harold Richards (13 December 1869 – 23 August 1952) was a Welsh Anglican priest. He was born in Trawsgoed, Llanafan y Trawsgoed, Llanafan, Cardiganshire,''1911 England Census'' and educated at Wrexham Grammar SchoolWho's Who, ''Who W ...

(1869–1952), Anglican priest *

John Richards (bishop of St David's) John Richards Richards (3 March 1901 – 10 March 1990) was an Anglican bishop and author during the third quarter of the 20th century. Educated at Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth and the University College of Wales, he was ordained after a period o ...

(1901–1990), Bishop of St David's * John Richards (bishop of Ebbsfleet) (1933–2003), Bishop of Ebbsfleet

Sports

John R. Richards John Robertson "Big John" Richards (February 24, 1875 – October 28, 1947) was an American football player, coach, educator, and public administrator. He served as the head football coach at Shurtleff College (1897), Colorado College (1905–1909 ...

(1875–1947), American football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Ohio State University *

John Richards (racing driver) John Richards (born October 27, 1948) is a former American racing driver from Waco, Texas. A former motorcycle racer,Jenkins, RichardJohn Richards - Where are they now? OldRacingCars.com Richards switched to racing cars and competed in the US Form ...

(born 1948), American former racing driver *

John Richards (footballer) John Peter Richards (born 9 November 1950) is an English retired professional international footballer, who played as a striker. He spent almost all his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, where he broke the club's goalscoring re ...

(born 1950), English footballer

Other

John Richards (soldier) John Richards (1669–1709) was an Irish soldier and artillery commander. He served in the Portuguese Army during the War of the Spanish Succession and was killed when a mine was detonated by the enemy while in command of the defence at the Siege ...

(1669–1709), Irish artillery officer * John Richards (actor), English stage actor * John Inigo Richards (1731–1810), English landscape painter *

John Morgan Richards John Morgan Richards (February 16, 1841''With John Bull and Jonathan'' – August 11, 1918), was an American businessman and entrepreneur who made his fortune from the promotion of patent medicines and American cigarettes in Britain. He was the ...

(1841–1918), American businessman and entrepreneur * John Francisco Richards II (1896–1918), World War I aviator *

John Richards (Royal Marines officer) Lieutenant General Sir John Charles Chisholm Richards, (21 February 1927 – 5 October 2004) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household from 1982 to 1991. Military career Educated at Workso ...

(1927–2004), lieutenant-general of the Queen's household in the United Kingdom *

John Baker Richards John Baker Richards was Governor of the Bank of England from 1826 to 1828. He had been Deputy Governor from 1824 to 1826. He replaced Cornelius Buller as Governor and was succeeded by Samuel Drewe.John F. Richards (1938–2007), historian of South Asia * John S. Richards, American librarian * John Richards, founder and chairman of the

Apostrophe Protection Society The Apostrophe Protection Society is a UK society with "the specific aim of preserving the correct use of this currently much abused punctuation mark". It was founded in 2001 by John Richards, a retired sub-editor, in response to his observation ...

* John Richards, Australian writer and podcaster, known for ''Boxcutters'', '' Outland'', and ''Night Terrace''

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