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Richard Vaux was born on December 19, 1816, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Roberts and Margaret (Wistar) Vaux.
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Richard Vaux was born on December 19, 1816, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Roberts and Margaret (Wistar) Vaux.
Vaux received his early education at the Friends' Select School and under private tutors.
After studying in the office of William Morris Meredith, secretary of the treasury under Zachary Taylor, he was admitted to the bar, April 15, 1837, at the age of twenty.
Shortly thereafter, Vaux went abroad and carried with him dispatches from the American minister in London, Andrew Stevenson. Vaux remained in London for a year, serving meanwhile as secretary of the legation ad interim, and later as private secretary to the minister. He was not inclined to enter upon a diplomatic career, however, although the opportunity presented itself. Returning to Philadelphia in 1839, he found that he had been nominated by the Democrats for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Although he failed of election, this event marked the beginning of a long political career, during which he held both local and federal offices. In 1840, he was a delegate to the Democratic state convention and in 1842, he lost the election for mayor of Philadelphia by a few hundred votes. He was appointed an inspector of the Eastern Penitentiary and a member of the board of controllers of the city public schools.
From 1841 to 1847, he served as recorder, a judicial office, and during his incumbency none of his decisions was reversed on appeal. After two more defeats as a candidate for mayor, 1845 and 1854, he was finally elected in 1856. He immediately undertook administrative reorganization and helped to make the changes necessitated by the consolidation of the city in 1854. In 1859, he became a member of the board of directors of Girard College and from 1862 to 1865, served as president of the board.
During this period, he was instrumental in introducing vocational and technological training into the college curriculum. In 1872, he was defeated for congressman-at-large. Years later, however, he served out the unexpired term of Congressman Samuel J. Randall, May 20, 1890 - March 3, 1891, but he was defeated as candidate to succeed himself in the next election. He rose to the position of Grand Master of the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge of Masons; was president of the Philadelphia Club (1888 - 94); and was identified with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the American Philosophical Society.
His chief interest undoubtedly lay in the field of penology. He served for fifty-three years (1839 - 92), as one of the governing board of the Eastern Penitentiary, which his father had helped to plan and manage, and for forty years (1852 - 92) as president of the board. There was no wavering in his complete faith in the system of separate confinement, the defense of which he undertook on all suitable occasions. He published Short Talks on Crime-Cause and Convict Punishment (1882) and Brief Sketch of the Origin and History of the State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia (1872).
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Vaux was an orator of ability, whose somewhat archaic and dignified language harmonized well with his physical appearance and made him especially acceptable on commemorative occasions.
He brought about the wearing of gowns by the judiciary of Philadelphia, and it is said that the Law Association finally adopted the custom "with no enthusiasm, and mainly to secure relief from Mr. Vaux's importunity".
On March 12, 1840, Vaux married Mary, daughter of Jacob Shoemaker and Sarah (Morris) Waln; a son and four daughters, with his wife, survived him.