William Pitt Richardson
American general and politician
About William Pitt Richardson
Lived 1824 – 1886 (aged 62). William Pitt Richardson was an American military officer, lawyer and politician.
William Pitt Richardson was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio, USA. He was Ohio Attorney General in 1865.
Richardson was born on May 25, 1824, at Washington County, Pennsylvania. He entered Washington College in 1841, and graduated in 1844. He was then a teacher, and remained so after moving to Ohio. He enlisted as a private in the Third Ohio Infantry in 1846, and served in the Mexican–American War. He died at New Castle, Indiana on August 4, 1886, and was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Marietta, Ohio.
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American general and politician
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William Pitt Richardson was born on 25 May 1824 in Washington County.
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William Pitt Richardson died on 4 August 1886 in New Castle.
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William Pitt Richardson was a military officer, lawyer and politician.
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