Background
Staples, Richard Farnsworth was born on November 24, 1919 in Providence. Son of Harold E. and Margaret (Smith) Staples.
Staples, Richard Farnsworth was born on November 24, 1919 in Providence. Son of Harold E. and Margaret (Smith) Staples.
AB, Harvard University, 1941. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1949.
Partner Tillinghast, Collins & Graham, Providence, 1949-1981, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, Providence, 1981-1987, of counsel, from 1987. Member commission on judicial tenure and discipline, 1987-1993. Member ethics advisory panel Rhode Island Supreme Court, 1995-1997.
Chairman school committee Town of Barrington (Rhode Island), 1957-1962, member, 1956-1962. Member State Board Education, Providence, 1964-1969, chairman, 1968-1969. President Rhode Island History Society, 1981-1983.
Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, Rhode Island Bar Association, Society Colonial Wars, Providence Art Club, Harvard Club.
Married Mary Kingsbury, June 20, 1942. Children: Richard Farnsworth, Junior, Benjamin T., Edward K.