Emerson Lewis Richards
American politician and attorney
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Emerson Lewis Richards (July 9, 1884 – October 21, 1963), an attorney, was a Republican New Jersey State Senator from Atlantic City.
Emerson Lewis Richards | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from Atlantic County | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Evans Edge |
| Succeeded by | Charles D. White (1920) |
| In office 1923–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Charles D. White |
| Succeeded by | William H. Smathers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emerson L. Richards July 9, 1884 |
| Died | October 21, 1963 (aged 79) |
| Party | Republican |
Biography
Richards was born on July 9, 1884, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was a state senator for Atlantic County.[1] As President of the New Jersey Senate, Richards also served as the acting Governor of New Jersey in 1933 during the tenure of Arthur Harry Moore.[2]
Richards was also a designer of pipe organs. He created the specifications for the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ, which was the largest pipe organ in the world,[1] in collaboration with Seibert Losh of the Midmer-Losh Organ Company.[3] He also designed the organ at the Atlantic City High School.[4]