DeForest Richards

DeForest Richards
5th Governor of Wyoming
In office
January 2, 1899 – April 28, 1903
Preceded byWilliam A. Richards
Succeeded byFenimore Chatterton
Personal details
Born(1846-08-06)August 6, 1846
Charlestown, New Hampshire
DiedApril 28, 1903(1903-04-28) (aged 56)
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Elsie Jane Ingersol
(m. 1871)
ChildrenJ. De Forest Richards
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DeForest Richards (August 6, 1846 – April 28, 1903) was an American banker, farmer, and politician. He was the fifth Governor of the state of Wyoming, and the first to die while still in office.