Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-12
Or. G. H. RICHARDS.
DIED on Tuerday ut Georgetown - Was q
Lending Physician of Sussex County.

Died on TueHday at Georgetown - Was
Lending Physician of Sussex County.
Georgetown, Jan. 10.--Dr. Charles
H. Richards died at 6. 40 O'Clock this
morning at his home in this town. The
funeral will take place on Thursday at
f.30 o'clock p. m.
DIR. Charles Henry Richards was born
at Georgetown, Sussex county, Del,
November 22d, 1927. His father, John
Richards, was for u generation or more
interested in the tanning industry, in
connection with Judge Peter Robinson
and his brother, Thomas Robinson,
having learned the business under
James Clayton Of Dagsborough, at the
boyhood home Of Hon. John nj. Clay
ton. DIR. Richards mother, Martha
(Hammond) Richards, was brought
up in the family OF her uncle, Lowder
Layton, father Of Judge G. II. Layton,
Milford. The Richards family was of
| English origin and one of the first to
settle on the Eastern Shore of Mary
| land.
| DIR. Richards received his early
scholastic training at the Georgetown
Academy and at q years entered the
| office of Dir. William M. i. Richards,
then of Lewes, and the following year
matriculated at the University OF Penn
sylvania. While in Philadelphia he
was also the private pupil of Drs. Neill
| and Reese. He graduated i'll 1901 and
returned to his native town, whore he
successfully practiced his profession
| until few years ago, when he retired
on account Of increasing years and
falling health.
For 90 years he was county physician
at the almshouse, and it was his GUS
tom to give an annual treat ut Christ
mas to the inmates This custom was
continued in the past holidays by Mrs.
Richards. He served two terms as
president of the Delaware State Medi-
cal Society. He had also represented
the State in tho American Medical As
sociation. In 1861 he was appointed
by Gov. Burton to be parliamentary CT
Sussex county. In 1873 he declined
the nomination = itself equal to an
election-as State Senator, conferred
by the Democratic party, for which he
acted at that campaign as chairman of
the State Central Committee. He was
frequently spoken of in connection
with the Democratic nomination for
governor, but never encouraged such
use Of his name, as he was generally
averse to political distinction.
He was one of the commissioners to
the Centennial Exhibition. For many
years he was director of the Farmers
Bank of Georgetown, and for 10 years
treasurer of the Sussex County Bible
, Society, and was life member of the
American Bible Society.
, He succeeded his father in the manu-.
facture Of leather for several years. He
! was the wealthiest man in the centra
part of Sussex county, and on great
| days his handsome residence in George
town was thrown open to personal an6
5 political friends who were visitors tc
, the town. He owned something like
| 1000 acres of farm and timber land.
S DR.. Richards frequently contributed
. papers of political and scientific in
terest to the public journals, and ha'
: published others in pamphlet form. HI
1 belonged to tho Masons and Odd Eel
D lows, and was member of tho Method
Q ist Episcopal Church. He was married
0 in 1875 to Elizabeth, daughter of Jane
Q Anderson, sister of the wife o
ex-Gov. Charles G. Stockley. Mrs
: Richards and niece, Mrs. Jenni
a Stevenson, of Philadelphia, daughte
y kof DIR. William Richards, survive him