George W. Richardson

George Washington Richardson
George Washington Richardson
5th and 7th Mayor of; Worcester, Massachusetts
	In office; January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856
Preceded by	John S.C. Knowlton
Succeeded by	Isaac Davis
	In office; January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858
Preceded by	Isaac Davis
Succeeded by	Isaac Davis
14th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts
	In office; 1854–1856
Preceded by	James Estabrook
Succeeded by	John S.C. Knowlton
Personal details
Born	October 28, 1808; Boston, Massachusetts[1]
Died	June 1886[1]; Saint John, New Brunswick[1]
Political party	Know Nothing[1]
Spouse(s)	Lucy Dana White, (m. 1836, d. 1875)[2]
Children	Clifford; Anna Maria (b. 1836)
Alma mater	Harvard College, 1829.[1]
Occupation	Lawyer[2]

George Washington Richardson (October 28, 1808 – June 1886) was an American politician who served as the Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts, and twice as mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Early life

Richardson was born on October 28, 1808[2] in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

Family life

Richardson married Lucy Dana White, of Watertown, Massachusetts, on January 6, 1836.[2] they had two children Clifford Richardson and Anna Maria Richardson. Lucy died on July 20, 1875.[2]

Education

Richardson graduated from Harvard College in 1829.[1]

Richardson was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1835.[2]

Public service

Sheriff of Worcester County

Richardson served as the Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts from 1854 to 1856.[1]

Mayor of Worcester

Richardson was the mayor of Worcester from January 1, 1855 to January 7, 1856,[1] and from January 5, 1857 to January 4, 1858.[3] Richardson was elected in 1854 as a member of the Know Nothing party,[1] Richardson received a majority of 1,311 votes.[1] In December 1856 Richardson was elected the seventh mayor of Worcester with a majority of 55 votes.[3]

Death

Richardson died in Saint John, New Brunswick in June 1886.[1]

Notes

Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F. S. Blanchard & Company, p. 27.
Burke, Arthur Meredyth (1908), The Prominent Families of the United States of America, London, England: The Sackville Pres, Ltd., p. 27.
Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F. S. Blanchard & Company, p. 30.

Political offices
Preceded by John S.C. Knowlton	5th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts January 1, 1855-January 7, 1856	Succeeded by Isaac Davis
Preceded by James Estabrook	14th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts 1854–1856	Succeeded by John S.C. Knowlton
Preceded by Isaac Davis	7th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts January 5, 1857-January 4, 1858	Succeeded by Isaac Davis

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[Worcof1898Pg27-1] Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F. S. Blanchard & Company, p. 27.

[PrmFamAmePg373-2] Burke, Arthur Meredyth (1908), The Prominent Families of the United States of America, London, England: The Sackville Pres, Ltd., p. 27.

[Worcof1898Pg30-3] Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F. S. Blanchard & Company, p. 30.