History of Hazel Green, (Grant County) Wisconsin United States of America

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A Biography of William Alford Richards

William Alford Richards, governor of Wyoming, was born at Hazel Green, Wis., March 9, 1849; son of Truman Perry and Eleanor (Swinerton) Richards; grandson of Daniel and Ruth (Ticknor) Richards and of James and Lucy (Carpenter) Swinerton, and a descendant of John Richards of Eele River, Plymonth, 1632?52; then of New London, Conn., 1652?87. He attended the schools of his native place and Galena, Ill., and in 1885 removed to Wyoming, where he engaged in stock raising. He was surveyor-general of Wyoming, 1889?93; governor, 1895?99, and on March 4, 1899, was appointed assistant commissioner of the general land office, Washington, D.C.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor