Famous People with Name Richard

Richard Howard Stallings            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Howard Stallings: represented the Idaho Second District in the House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993. Stallings also served in several other state and local political offices over the course of a 22-year political career. Stallings was the Democratic nominee for the U

Richard T. Moore            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard T. Moore: is a Democratic politician from Massachusetts and a member of the Massachusetts State Senate. He was first elected to the Massachusetts State Senate on April 23, 1996, and he currently serves as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. He

Richard H. Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard H. Austin: was the first African American to hold a state-wide elected position in Michigan. Austin served as the Michigan Secretary of State.He served as a delegate for the Wayne County 6th District to the constitutional convention that produced the 1962 Michigan C

Richard H. Bernstein            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard H. Bernstein: is an American lawyer, practicing at The Law Offices of Sam Bernstein. He also is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan and served on the Wayne State University Board of Governors for one eight-year term, including two years as vice chair and

Richard Ottinger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Ottinger: is an American politician of the Democratic Party, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, and a legal educator.He served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1957, and was discharged as a captain. He was admitted to the New

Édouard-Émery Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Édouard-Émery Richard: was a Canadian historian and politician. He practiced for several years before being elected to the House of Commons from Megantic in 1872 and was re-elected in 1874. His health forced him to not seek reelection in the 1878 Canadian Parliamentary elections. Politically, Richard was a liberal protectionist.

Joseph-Adolphe Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph-Adolphe Richard: was a Liberal Member of the Canadian House of Commons. Richard ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Saint-Maurice in the 1944 election. He received 23% of the vote and finished third, behind Marc Trudel of the Union Nationale and René Hamel of the Bloc populaire.In the 1949 election, Richard successfully ran as a Liberal candidate for the federal district of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche, against Hamel, who was the incumbent. He was re-elected in 1953, 1957 and 1958, but remained a backbencher.

Clément Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clément Richard: is a lawyer, businessman and former political figure in Quebec. He represented Montmorency in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1976 to 1985. Richard was called to the Quebec bar in 1965. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1973, losing to Marcel Bédard. Richard served as President of the National Assembly from 1976 to 1980. He was a member of the Quebec cabinet, serving as Minister of Communications from 1980 to 1981 and Minister of Cultural Affairs from 1981 to 1985. Richard did not run for reelection in 1985. He was a vice-president for Lavalin and then president/director general for Lavalin Communications from 1986 to 1991. Richard was president and founder of MétéoMédia, Expotech Imax and the Quebec book publishing company Mondia. He served on the administrative council for Place des Arts, serving as president of the council from 1995 to 2002, and was also a member of the executive committee for the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.

Bernard Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bernard Richard: is a Canadian social worker, lawyer, and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.The Progressive Conservative government of Bernard Lord had won a bare majority in 2003, winning 28 of 55 seats and were anxious to strengthen their position. After first attempting to convince a Liberal to sit as speaker and then offering cabinet positions and other appointments to several Liberals, Richard accepted the post of provincial ombudsman, thus resigning his seat and increasing the Tory majority to 28/54 for the ensuing year before a by-election was held.

Clovis-Thomas Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clovis-Thomas Richard: was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick. He was born in South Framingham, Massachusetts and raised in College Bridge, New Brunswick. He was educated at University of St. Joseph's College, earning a BA degree before attending Dalhousie University where he graduated in 1918 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.Clovis Richard served as the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer from July 16, 1935 to January 10, 1940. He left provincial politics in 1945 to successfully run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Gloucester. Reelected in the 1949 Federal election, he served in Ottawa until retiring from politics in 1952.