Maurino R. Richton (August 3, 1909–April 30, 1995) was an American politician and lawyer.
Richton was born in
Chicago Heights, Illinois. He graduated from
Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Richon received his Bachelor's Degree from
Northwestern University in 1933 and his law degree from
John Marshall Law School in
Chicago,
Illinois. He also studied at
University of Chicago. Richton served in the
United States Army during
World War II His training at
Camp Ritchie
Fort Ritchie at Cascade, Maryland was a military installation southwest of Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania and southeast of Waynesboro in the area of South Mountain. Following the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, it closed in 19 ...
in Maryland makes him one of the
Ritchie Boys. He practiced law in Chicago Heights and served as the attorney for the Chicago Heights Elementary School District No. 170. Richton served as the mayor of Chicago Heights from 1947 to 1951 and from 1963 to 1967. He then served in the
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
in 1959 and 1960. Richton was a
Republican. Richton died at his home in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Illinois Periodicals Online-The Illinois Municipal Review-From The Editor's Desk-May 1995, pg. 3
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