Mark Richards (politician)

Mark Richards
9th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
1830–1831
Preceded byHenry Olin
Succeeded byLebbeus Egerton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large congressional district
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
Preceded byLuther Jewett
Succeeded byPhineas White
Member of the Vermont Governor's Council
In office
1815–1816
Preceded byWilliam Hall Jr.
Succeeded byTheophilus Crawford
In office
1813–1814
Preceded byWilliam Czar Bradley
Succeeded byWilliam Hall Jr.
Sheriff of Windham County, Vermont
In office
1806–1811
Preceded bySamuel Fletcher
Succeeded byGilbert Dennison
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Westminster
In office
1834–1835
Preceded byJohn Smith
Succeeded byVacant
In office
1832–1833
Preceded byCyrus Boynton
Succeeded byJohn Smith
In office
1828–1829
Preceded byEbenezer Goodell
Succeeded byDaniel Mason
In office
1826–1827
Preceded byGideon Warner
Succeeded byEbenezer Goodell
In office
1824–1825
Preceded byElijah Ranney Jr.
Succeeded byEbenezer Goodell
In office
1804–1805
Preceded byEphraim Ranney Jr.
Succeeded byEphraim Ranney Jr.
In office
1801–1802
Preceded byEphraim Ranney Jr.
Succeeded byStephen R. Bradley
Personal details
Born(1760-07-15)July 15, 1760
Waterbury, Connecticut Colony, British America
DiedAugust 10, 1844(1844-08-10) (aged 84)
Westminster, Vermont, U.S.
Resting placeOld Westminster Cemetery, Westminster, Vermont
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseAnn Ruggles (m. 1782-1841, her death)
ProfessionMerchant

Mark Richards (July 15, 1760 – August 10, 1844) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont and as the ninth lieutenant governor of Vermont.