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Sketch of Judge Richardson as statesman and congressman
Florence souvenir sketch praises Judge William Richardson of Limestone and Madison counties as a war veteran lawyer and early political leader. It notes his Confederate service, probate judgeship, near gubernatorial nomination in 1890, and later election to Congress for Alabama eighth district with a celebrated public reception in Huntsville.
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