David C. Richardson (Virginia politician)

David Crockett Richardson (June 7, 1845 – October 4, 1928) was a Confederate soldier and later the mayor of Richmond, Virginia from 1908 to 1912.

Richardson was Richmond Police Justice from 1880 to 1888.[1] He was the chair and president of the association responsible for the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument unveiled in 1894.[2] He was director of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce from 1906 to 1908.[3] He became president of the Virginia Bar Association in 1907.[4]

References

1. Ward, Harry M. (2015). Children of the Streets of Richmond, 1865-1920. McFarland. p. 14.
2. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Confederate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Association. 1894. p. 15 – via Library of Congress.
3. Hoffman, Steven J (August 30, 2017). Race, Class and Power in the Building of Richmond, 1870-1920. McFarland. p. 28. ISBN 9780786480845.
4. The Virginia Law Register. 1907. p. 935.