John Richards
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John Richards may refer to:
- John Richards (Attorney General)John Richards (Attorney General)John Richards was an Irish judge.Richards was born in Dublin, son of John Richards, solicitor, and his wife Elizabeth Fitzgerald. He graduated from the University of Dublin, was called to the Bar in 1811; King's Counsel in 1830...
(1790–1872), Irish judge - John Richards (bishop of St David's)John Richards (bishop of St David's)The Rt Rev John Richards Richards, DD was an Anglican bishop and author during the third quarter of the 20th century. Born on 3 March 1901 and educated at Ardwyn School, Aberystwyth and the University College of Wales, he was ordained after a period of study at St. Michael's College, Llandaff in...
(1901–1990), Bishop of St David's - John Richards (bishop of Ebbsfleet) (1933–2003), Bishop of Ebbsfleet
- John Richards (Canadian politician)John Richards (Canadian politician)John Richards was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1908 to 1915 as a Liberal....
(1857–1917), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island - John Richards (colonial judge)John Richards (colonial judge)John Richards was appointed as a magistrate on the Court of Oyer and Terminer in 1692 by Massachusetts Governor William Phips, and then again as a justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and general Goal Delivery in 1693, both of which courts heard the cases that...
(1644–1694), one of the judges of the Salem witch trials - John Richards (radio personality), radio disc jockey at KEXP in Seattle
- John Richards (driver)John Richards (driver)John Richards is a former American racing driver from Waco, Texas. A former motorcycle racer, Richards switched to racing cars and competed in the US Formula Super Vee championship in 1984 and finished 10th. In 1987 he funded a series of road course drives in the CART Championship Car series...
(born 1948), American former racing driver - John Richards (editor)John Richards (editor)John Richards is a film editor best known for working on the Band of Brothers mini-series.- External links :...
, film editor - John Richards (footballer)John Richards (footballer)John Peter Richards is a former English international footballer, most associated with Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Career:...
(born 1950), English footballer - John Richards (Royal Marines officer), Lieutenant-General of the Queen's household in the United Kingdom
- John Richards (musician)John Richards (musician)John Stephen Richards is a musician and composer working in the field of electronic music. Since 1999, he has predominantly explored performing with self-made instruments and creating interactive environments for composition....
(born 1966), British musician and academic - John Richards (Pennsylvania)John Richards (Pennsylvania)John Richards was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:Born in New Hanover, he was educated under private tutors.-Career:...
(1753–1822), United States congressman from Pennsylvania - John Richards (scholar)John Richards (scholar)John Guyon Richards is a UK-born professor at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia Canada. During the 1970s, he served as an elected member of the legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, representing the electoral district of Saskatoon University from 1971 to 1975.A member of the...
(born 1944), Canadian politician and scholar - John Richards (songwriter)John Richards (songwriter)John Richards is a UK singer, songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist and bouzouki player. He was born 1951 in Wolverhampton and subsequently raised in the Coseley area in the UK Black Country. He is principally known for his songs covered by other artists, but has gigged regularly both solo and with...
, UK songwriter and musician - John Richards (US politician)John Richards (US politician)John Richards was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
(1765–1850), United States congressman from New York - John E. RichardsJohn E. RichardsJohn E. Richards was an associate justice of the California Supreme Court from 1924 until 1932.Richards was born on July 7, 1856 in San Jose. He obtained his undergraduate degree from University of the Pacific in 1877 and his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1879...
(1856–1932), California Supreme Court justice - John Francisco Richards IIJohn Francisco Richards IIJohn Francisco Richards II was a first lieutenant in the 1st Aero Squadron, who was shot down during Meuse-Argonne Offensive in World War I....
(1896–1918), World War I aviator - John Gardiner Richards, Jr.John Gardiner Richards, Jr.John Gardiner Richards, Jr. was the 96th Governor of South Carolina from 1927 to 1931.-Youth:Born in Liberty Hill, South Carolina, on September 11, 1864, to John G...
(1864–1941), Governor of South Carolina - John Harold RichardsJohn Harold RichardsThe Very Rev John Harold Richards was an eminent Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century.He was born in 1869 and educated at Wrexham Grammar School and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1896 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Matthew’s,...
(1869–1952), Anglican priest - John Inigo RichardsJohn Inigo RichardsJohn Inigo Richards was an English landscape painter who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and was secretary to the Academy from 1788 until his death....
(1731–1810), English landscape painter - John K. RichardsJohn K. RichardsJohn Kelvey Richards was an Attorney General of Ohio, the ninth Solicitor General of the United States, and later a United States federal judge.-Early life, education, and career:...
(1856–1909), Ohio Attorney General - John Morgan RichardsJohn Morgan RichardsJohn Morgan Richards , was an American businessman and entrepreneur who made his fortune from the promotion of patent medicines and American cigarettes in Britain...
(1841–1918), American businessman and entrepreneur - John Winterson RichardsJohn Winterson RichardsJohn Winterson Richards is a Welsh entrepreneur, writer, and former local councillor.-Biography:Born in St David’s Hospital, Cardiff, he is the son of the late Alun Thomas Richards, a solicitor, and the late Patricia Winterson Richards, an antiques dealer...
(born 1964), Welsh entrepreneur, writer, and former local politician - John R. Richards (c. 1875–1947), American football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Ohio State University
- Johnny Richards (1911–1968), jazz musician and composer
- John Richards, founder and chairman of the Apostrophe Protection SocietyApostrophe Protection SocietyThe Apostrophe Protection Society is a UK society that has "the specific aim of preserving the correct use of this currently much abused punctuation mark"...
- John Richards (MP), British Member of Parliament for KnaresboroughKnaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)Knaresborough was a parliamentary constituency which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1868, and then one MP until its abolition in 1885.-Before the Great Reform Act:...
See also
- Jon RichardsJon RichardsJon Richards is a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 19th Assembly District since 1998 and currently serving as Chairman of the Health and Healthcare Reform Committee.-External links:* official government website...
(born 1963), politician - Jack RichardsJack RichardsJack Richards is an English former cricketer, who played in eight Tests and twenty two ODIs for England from 1981 to 1988...
(born 1958), cricketer - John RichardJohn RichardJohn D. Richard QC is the Chief Justice of Canada's Federal Court of Appeal.Richard was born in Ottawa and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Ottawa in 1955, followed by his law studies at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he received the Gold Medal and the...
(born 1934), Canadian Chief Justice