John Henry Richman

John Henry Richman (1791 – 21 January 1864) was a lawyer in the young British colony of South Australia.

Richman, his wife Frances (née Hampton) and children Henry John, Sophia, and Frances arrived in South Australia in February 1839 on the Thomas Harrison.

He was Clerk to the Magistrates Bench from 1843, and in February 1846 qualified as a lawyer.[1] From around 1853 to 1856 he had a partnership with W. R. Wigley (c. 1826–1890) as Richman & Wigley, solicitors, with offices in Clark's buildings, Hindley Street, then White's Chambers, King William Street.

He was one of the Justices of the Peace appointed in the revised list of 1862.

He owned Icalla Icalla station (also called Italli Italli) near Quorn.[2] and "Warnbunga", Watervale, where he lived from 1861[3] or earlier,[4] and where he died in 1864.

  1. ^ "Lawyers' Certificates". Adelaide Observer. SA. 14 February 1846. p. 4. Retrieved 31 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Out Among The People". The Chronicle. Adelaide. 22 July 1943. p. 27. Retrieved 1 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 28 October 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 1 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 11 September 1858. p. 2. Retrieved 1 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.