Jacob Richards

Jacob Richards (1773 – July 20, 1816) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Jacob Richards was born near Chester, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1791, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1795 and commenced practice in Philadelphia.

Richards was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Congresses. He was commissioned as colonel of militia in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He engaged in the practice of law until his death near Chester in 1816.

Sources

• Jacob Richards at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by William Jones	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district 1803–1809 1803–1806 alongside: Joseph Clay and Michael Leib 1806–1808 alongside: Joseph Clay and John Porter 1808–1809 alongside: John Porter and Benjamin Say	Succeeded by John Porter William Anderson and Adam Seybert