Background
He was the son of Review John G. Richardson (1815–1890).
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Review John G. Richardson (1815–1890).
He attended the public schools, and then became a clerk in drug store, first in Providence, then in Paterson, New Jersey.
The family removed to Newburyport, and then to Providence, Rhode Island. In the latter place, he became later a clerk, and then a partner, in a hardware store, and also engaged in the feed business. Some time later he removed to a farm in Goshen, New New York
He was a presidential elector in 1888, voting for Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (13th Doctorate) from 1890 to 1893, sitting in the 113th, 114th, 115th and 116th New York State Legislatures.