Erasmus Richardson

Erasmus D. Richardson
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Walworth 3rd district
In office
June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySamuel D. Hastings
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Walworth County
In office
April 1870 – April 1871
Preceded byWilliam D. Chapin
Succeeded byJoseph F. Lyon
Village President of Geneva, Wisconsin
In office
April 1877 – April 1878
Preceded byB. O. Reynolds
Succeeded byG. E. Catlin
In office
April 1870 – April 1872
Preceded byT. C. Smith
Succeeded byS. H. Stafford
In office
April 1856 – August 1856
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHarrison Rich
Personal details
Born(1810-11-26)November 26, 1810
Burlington, New York
DiedJanuary 2, 1892(1892-01-02) (aged 81)
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Resting placePioneer Cemetery
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Elizabeth W. Spafford
  • (m. 1834; died 1841)
  • Alma O. Spafford
  • (m. 1843)
Children
  • Elizabeth (Buell)
  • (b. 1841; died 1917)
Parents
  • Caleb Richardson (father)
  • Clarissa (Knight) Richardson (mother)

Erasmus Darwin Richardson (November 26, 1810 – January 2, 1892) was an American banker in Geneva, Wisconsin, who served as a member of the 1st Wisconsin Legislature in the Wisconsin State Assembly, as well as holding various local offices.[1]

  1. ^ Albert Clayton Beckwith. History of Walworth County, Wisconsin. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen, 1912, vol. 1, p. 553.