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William Adams Richardson
Chief Justice, Court of Claims · 1874–1885
William Adams Richardson , Chief Justice, Court of Claims. The Senate voted 27–20 on the nomination on Jun 2, 1874 (). William Adams Richardson (November 2, 1821 – October 19, 1896) 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.
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43rd Congress · 27–20 · Jun 2, 1874
Education
- Harvard CollegeA.B., 1843
- Harvard CollegeA.M., 1846
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1846
Career
Private practice, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1846; Justice of the peace, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1847-1854; Bank president, Wamesit, Massachusetts, 1852-1853; Judge, Middlesex County [Massachusetts] Probate Court, 1856-1858; Judge, Middlesex County [Massachusetts] Probate and Insolvency Courts, 1858-1872; Assistant secretary of the treasury, 1869-1872; Acting attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1870; Secretary of the Treasury, 1873-1874; Editor, Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the United States, 1874-1891; Professor of law, Georgetown Law School, 1879-1894
Biography
William Adams Richardson (November 2, 1821 – October 19, 1896) 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.
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