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.