Background
Richards, De Forest was born on August 6, 1846 in Charlestown, New Hampshire, United States. Son of J. DeF. and Harriet B. (Jarvis) Richards.
Richards, De Forest was born on August 6, 1846 in Charlestown, New Hampshire, United States. Son of J. DeF. and Harriet B. (Jarvis) Richards.
Graduate Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1863. Attended Phillips Andover Academy, 1863-1864.
Member Alabama legislature, 1868. Sheriff Wilcox County, Alabama, 1868-1871. County treasurer, 2 terms.
In business, Camden, Alabama, until 1885.
Then banking Western Nebraska. President 1st National Bank of Douglas, Wyoming, since 1886.
Member Alabama legislature, 1868. Member Wyoming Constitutional Convention, 1890.
Married Elise J. Ingersoll, June 1, 1871.