William Adams Richardson
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury
William Adams Richardson was an American lawyer who served as the 29th United States secretary of the treasury from 1873 to 1874. During his tenure, the Panic of 1873 swept the nation and caused a depression that lasted five years. Wikipedia
Born: November 2, 1821, Tyngsborough, MA
Died: October 19, 1896 (age 74 years), Washington, D.C.
Party: Republican Party
Previous office: United States Secretary of the Treasury (1873–1874)
Edited works: Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the United States: Vol. 2- 52d- Congresses, 1892- : Embracomg the Statutes. General and Permanent in Their Nature, Passed by the Fifty-second and Subsequent Congresses, with Referencesconnecting Provisions on the Same Subject, Explanatory Notes, Citations of Judicial Decisions, and a Combined General Index, Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the United States: Embracing the Statutes, General and Permanent in Their Nature, Passed After the Revised Statutes, with References Connecting Provisions on the Same Subject, Explanatory Notes, Citations of Judicial Decisions, and a General Index, Volume I, Legislation of 1874-1881, the 43rd, 44th, 45th, and 46th Congresses, Revised Statutes of the United States, Passed at the First Session of the Forty-third Congress, 1873-'74. Supplement ... V. 1: Legislation of 1874-1881, the 43d, 44th, 45th and 46th Congresses, and more
Education: Harvard University, Pinkerton Academy, and Lawrence Academy