John Richards may refer to:

Law

John Richards (Salem witch trials) John Richards (died April 2, 1694) was a colonial military officer, businessman, politician, and magistrate, best known for his participation in the Salem witch trials in 1692. Life John Richards was born in England, and traveled with his parents ...

(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 (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 Johnny Richards (born Juan Manuel Cascales, November 2, 1911 – October 7, 1968) was an American jazz arranger and composer. He was a pivotal arranger for some of the more adventurous performances by Stan Kenton's big band in the 1950s and e ...

(1911–1968), jazz musician and composer *

John Richards (musician) John Stephen Richards (born 1966 in Bideford, Devon, England) is a British musician and composer working in the field of electronic music. Since 1999, he has predominantly explored performing with self-made instruments and creating interactive e ...

(born 1966), British musician and academic * John Richards (radio personality), 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) (1780–1847), Member of the House of Commons from England * John Fletcher Richards (1818–?), Wisconsin state assemblyman * John L. Richards, mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1886 * John Richards (Australian politician) (c. 1842–1913), writer on mining and politician in South Australia *

John Richards (Canadian politician) John Richards (October 4, 1857 – March 8, 1917) was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1908 to 1915 as a Prince Edward Island Liberal Par ...

(1857–1917), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island * John Gardiner Richards Jr. (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) (1901–1990), Bishop of St David's *

John Richards (bishop of Ebbsfleet) John Richards (4 October 1933 – 9 November 2003) was a British Anglican bishop. He was the first Bishop of Ebbsfleet from 1994 to 1998. Early life and education Richards was born on 4 October 1933. He was educated a two all-boys grammar scho ...

(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 (1905–190 ...

(1875–1947), American football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Ohio State University * John Richards (racing driver) (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) (1669–1709), Irish artillery officer *

John Richards (actor) John Richards was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century. An early member of the Duke's Company in London, he was lured away to the new Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin by John Ogilby.Roberts p.143 He was back with the Duke's at the Dorse ...

, English stage actor *

John Inigo Richards John Inigo Richards (1731– 18 December 1810) was a British landscapist who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and was secretary to the Academy from 1788 until his death. Life He studied art at the St Martin' ...

(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 John Francisco Richards II (born 3 July 31, 1896, Kansas City, Missouri; died September 26, 1918, near Varennes, France) was a first lieutenant in the 1st Aero Squadron, who was shot down during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in World War I. Richar ...

(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, governor of the Bank of England, 1826–1828 *

John F. Richards John F. Richards (November 3, 1938 – August 23, 2007) was a historian of South Asia and in particular of the Mughal Empire. He was Professor of History at Duke University, North Carolina, and a recipient in 2007 of the Distinguished Contributio ...

(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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