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Life Summary
Full name
William Alexander Richardson
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Slave State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
1
Family
Cornelia Hemstead Sullivan (wife)
Education
Transylvania
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Educator
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Buchanan Administration (1857-61)
US Senate
US House of Representatives
Governor
State legislature
Other state government
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)