Welsh immigrant, 1790, arrived at Remsen-Utica, NY area. Moved to Bolton Landing and during 1795 to log-house homestead with new wife Sarah Rees in Wevertown, NY.
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State Surveyor, 1796, surveyed thousands of Adirondack acres in the Military Tract, Moose River Tract outbounds, and Totten and Crossfield Patent.
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First on Whiteface and Big Slide Mountains.
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First supervisor of the Town of Johnsburg in 1805, served for the next 15 years.
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New York Assemblyman during the War of 1812 and appointed to the NY State 1821 Constitutional Convention.
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Judge of the Court of Common Plea from 1805 to 1850, serving in Lake George and Johnsburg.
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Federal Congressman, 1822-1825, under the Presidency of James Monroe.
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As a research vehicle, this book contains John Richards’ life as a surveyor and statesman, including research on many families who lived in the Adirondack area.
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The view from Whiteface Mountain
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