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William Alexander Richardson
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Born: January 16, 1811

Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky

Father: James Richardson 1791 – 1816

Mother: Mary Robertson Edmonston 1788 – 1858

Wife: Cornelia Hemstead Sullivan 1821 – 1864
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois)​

Children:

Helen Vanderburgh Richardson Dwight 1841 – 1902​
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois)​
George J. Richardson 1846 – 1876​
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois)​
William Alexander Richardson Jr. 1848 – 1927​
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois)​
John Sullivan Richardson 1853 – 1929​
(Buried: Valleu Cemetery, Ridgewood, New Jersey)​
Cornelia A. Richardson 1858 – 1863​
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Education:


Attended Centre College​
Attended Transylvania University​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Shelbyville, Illinois​
1834 – 1835: Illinois State Attorney​
1836 – 1838: Illinois State Representative​
1838 – 1842: Illinois State Senator​
1844 – 1846: Illinois State Representative​
1844: Speaker of Illinois State House of Representatives​
1844: Democratic Party Presidential Elector​
Served in the Mexican–American War rising to rank of Major​
1847 – 1856: United States Congressman from Illinois​
1849 – 1861: Attorney in Quincy, Illinois​
1851 – 1855: Congressional Chairman of Territories Committee​
1858: Governor of Nebraska Territory​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from Illinois​
1863 – 1865: United States Senator from Illinois​
1863 – 1865: Member of Senate Committee on Territories​
1863 – 1865: Missed 574 Votes in his entire Congressional Career​
1864: Decided not to be a candidate for reelection as U.S. Senator​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1875: Newspaper Editor in Quincy, Illinois​

Died: December 27, 1875

Place of Death: Quincy, Illinois

Age at time of Death: 64 years old

Burial Place: Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois
 
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