Hamilton Richardson (October 17, 1820 – September 22, 1906) was an American businessman from Janesville,

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who spent one year (1864) as a member of the

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and six years (1877–1882) as a Republican member of the

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from

Rock County, Wisconsin Rock County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 163,687. Its county seat is Janesville, Wisconsin, Janesville. Rock County comprises the Janes ...

.State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau.
Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999
". Information Bulletin 99-1 (September 1999), pp. 16, 98.

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1820 births 1906 deaths Businesspeople from Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Politicians from Janesville, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub