James D. Richardson

James D. Richardson
Richardson in Masonic regalia, c. 1909
House Minority Leader
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byJoseph Weldon Bailey
Succeeded byJohn Sharp Williams
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byCharles Frederick Crisp
Succeeded byJohn Sharp Williams
Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
SpeakerThomas Brackett Reed
Preceded byDavid B. Culberson
Succeeded byJames Hay
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byRichard Warner
Succeeded byWilliam C. Houston
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office
1873-1875
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1871-1873
Personal details
Born(1843-03-10)March 10, 1843
DiedJuly 24, 1914(1914-07-24) (aged 71)
PartyDemocratic
SpouseAlabama Rebecca Pippen
Children5
Alma materFranklin College (Tennessee)
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James Daniel Richardson (March 10, 1843 – July 24, 1914) was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905. during the Civil War entered the Confederate Army before graduating from college and served nearly four years, the first year as a private and the remaining three years as adjutant of the Forty-fifth Regiment, Tennessee Infantry