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Representative David Plunket Richardson

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NameDavid Plunket Richardson
PositionRepresentative
StateNew York
District29
PartyRepublican
StatusFormer Representative
Term StartMarch 18, 1879
Term EndMarch 3, 1883
Terms Served2
BornMay 28, 1833
GenderMale
Bioguide IDR000219
Representative David Plunket Richardson
David Plunket Richardson served as a representative for New York (1879-1883).

About Representative David Plunket Richardson



David Plunket Richardson (May 28, 1833 – June 21, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Macedon, New York, Richardson attended the common school and the local academy at Macedon. He was graduated from Yale College in 1856. He studied law in Rochester, New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1859, and practiced.

Richardson entered the Union Army in 1861, and served over three years, achieving the rank of First Lieutenant in the 6th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry (“2nd Ira Harris Guard”). He served the last two years as a staff officer to the Cavalry Corps commander, and took part in most of the battles of the Army of the Potomac under Generals George Stoneman, Alfred Pleasonton, and David McMurtrie Gregg.