Richards, Matthias. He was born in 1757; was a Judge of Berks County, Pennsylvania from 1788 to 1797; and a Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania from 1807 to 1811. Died in 1830.
Lanman, Charles. Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States During Its First Century: From Original and Official Sources. Washington: James Anglim, Publisher, 1876, p. 356.
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