Born in the neighboring Caribbean Island of Street Vincent, he first attended the Belmont Boys Roman Catholic Primary School then went on to study abroad at the Tutorial College, London and the University of London, where he studied Law and was called to the Bar in 1940.
Richards was the father of the former President of Trinidad and Tobago, George Maxwell Richards.
After studying in London Mr. Richards returned to Trinidad and Tobago and became a member of the San Fernando Borough Council. He was the Foundation member of the West Indian National Party in 1942.
