Joseph Richards (politician)

Dr. Joseph Richards represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.^[1]^[2] Beginning in 1731, he served five terms as selectman.^[3]^[2]

He married the daughter of Rev. Joseph Belcher but did not get along with Belcher's successor, Samuel Dexter.^[2] He was one of the richest men in Dedham and a Lt. Colonel in the Suffolk Regiment.^[2] Richards was graduated from Harvard College in 1721.^[2]

References[]

^ Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hanson 1976, p. 119.
^ Worthington 1827, pp. 79–81.

Works cited[]

Worthington, Erastus (1827). The History of Dedham: From the Beginning of Its Settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

Hanson, Robert Brand (1976). Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890. Dedham Historical Society.

[FOOTNOTEWorthington1827106–107-1] Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.

[FOOTNOTEHanson1976119-2] Hanson 1976, p. 119.

[FOOTNOTEWorthington182779–81-3] Worthington 1827, pp. 79–81.

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