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John K. Richards

United States federal judge (1856-1909)
Person human Q1700671

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 15, 1856
Date of death
March 1, 1909
Place of birth
Ironton
Place of death
Cincinnati
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
lawyer, judge, politician
Position held
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, member of the State Senate of Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney of Lawrence County[10][11][12]
Educated at
Swarthmore College, Harvard University[13][14]
Member of political party
Republican Party[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Richards[17]
Given name
John[18]
Place of burial
Woodland Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en John K. Richards en John Kelvey Richards ar جون ك ريتشاردز de John Kelvey Richards fa جان کی. ریچاردز ja ジョン・リチャーズ ja ジョン・K・リチャーズ
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
75989181
Library of Congress authority ID
no2002078507
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John K. Richards.jpg ↗
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges alpha ID
richards-john-kelvey
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges numeric ID
1386901
Find a Grave memorial ID
144926593
Freebase ID
/m/07d5x4
Geni.com profile ID
6000000016048405846
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007371474705171
Notable Names Database ID
933/000209306
Open Library ID
OL4276906A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
140147
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Political Graveyard politician ID
richards.html#381.24.37
Prabook ID
1070518, 2230575
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv8CCwGx6HckcWJ9hWqwC

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
lawyer, politician, judge
Educated at 2
Harvard University, Swarthmore College
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Richards
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Ironton
Place of death 1
Cincinnati
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John K. Richards was born on March 15, 1856[1], in Ironton[2]. He died on March 1, 1909[3], in Cincinnati[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], judge[6], and politician[7].

FAQs

Where was John K. Richards born?

John K. Richards was born in Ironton[2].

Where did John K. Richards die?

John K. Richards died in Cincinnati[4].

What did John K. Richards do for work?

John K. Richards worked as a lawyer[5], judge[6], and politician[7].

Where did John K. Richards go to school?

John K. Richards was educated at Swarthmore College[13] and Harvard University[14].

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lawyer United States

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  14. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
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  1. 10d ago · Wolfgang8741 · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, member of the State Senate of Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney of Lawrence County
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Position held: Prosecuting Attorney of Lawrence County"
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