John Kelvey Richards
Personal
Birthday:
3/15/1856
Birthplace:
Ironton, OH
Date of Death:
3/1/1909
Place of Death:
Cincinnati, OH
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Prosecutor, Lawrence County, Ohio, 1880-1882
City solicitor, Ironton, Ohio, 1885-1889
State senator, Ohio, 1890-1892
Attorney general, State of Ohio, 1892-1896
Member, Commission to Codify Insurance Laws of Ohio, 1895-1896
Counsel, Commission on Taxation, Ohio General Assembly, 1896
General counsel, Ohio State Board of Medical Registration and Examination, 1896-1898
Special counsel, Ohio State Board of Appraisers and Assessors, 1896-1898
Solicitor general of the United States, 1897-1903
Education
Name of School:
Swarthmore College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1875
Name of School - Second:
Harvard University
Degree - Second:
A.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1877
Name of School - Third:
Read law
Degree Year - Third:
1879 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit
President Nominating:
Theodore Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
2/23/1903
Termination Date:
3/1/1909
Termination Reason:
Death
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
2/23/1903
Termination Date - Second:
3/1/1909
Termination Reason - Second:
Death