Origen D. Richardson
| Origen D. Richardson | |
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| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan | |
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In office 1842–1846 |
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| Governor | John S. Barry |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Drake |
| Succeeded by | William L. Greenly |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 20, 1795 , Vermont, United States |
| Died | November 29, 1876 (aged 81) Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Resting place |
Prospect Hill Cemetery Omaha, Nebraska |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah P. Hill Richardson |
| Children | Lyman Richardson Cornelia Richardson |
| Parents | Mason Richardson Mary (Powers) Richardson |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Origen Drew Richardson (July 20, 1795 – November 29, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician in the U.S. state of Michigan and in the Nebraska Territory. He served in the Michigan House of Representatives and was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Michigan.
Richardson was born in , the son of Mason Richardson and Mary (Powers) Richardson. He studied and practiced law in Woodstock. While a student in the law offices of a relative, Israel Putnam Richardson (the father of Civil War General Israel Bush Richardson), Origen joined the Army and participated in the Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812. He remained in Vermont and practiced law until 1826, when he moved to Pontiac, Michigan. He was admitted to the bar of Oakland County in July 1826 and began a law practice. In 1830, he was a part of a three-member commission appointed to locate a seat of government for Saginaw County, which at the time was not yet organized.
He was a member of the first convention of assent held in Ann Arbor in September 1836 that rejected the conditions placed by the U.S. Congress on the admission of Michigan as a State of the Union (see the Frostbitten Convention and the end of the Toledo War). From 1830-1836, he was the Oakland County prosecutor and served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in the first legislature, which convened at Detroit in November 1835 and of the sixth legislature, which convened in Detroit in January 1841.
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