James D. Richardson

James D. Richardson
Richardson in Masonic regalia, c. 1909
House Minority Leader
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byJoseph Weldon Bailey
Succeeded byJohn Sharp Williams
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byCharles Frederick Crisp
Succeeded byJohn Sharp Williams
Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899
SpeakerThomas Brackett Reed
Preceded byDavid B. Culberson
Succeeded byJames Hay
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byRichard Warner
Succeeded byWilliam C. Houston
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office
1873-1875
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1871-1873
Personal details
Born(1843-03-10)March 10, 1843
Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJuly 24, 1914(1914-07-24) (aged 71)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAlabama Rebecca Pippen
Children5
Alma materFranklin College (Tennessee)

James Daniel Richardson (March 10, 1843 – July 24, 1914) was an American politician and a Democrat from Tennessee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 through 1905.