Richard Randolph McMahon

Richard Randolph McMahon was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 30, 1852. He graduated from Georgetown University and became a professor of English and Latin.^[1][2]

In 1877 he moved to Taylor County, West Virginia, where he worked as a newspaper columnist while studying law. In 1878 McMahon was appointed to the staff of Governor Henry M. Mathews with the rank of colonel.^[3]

A Democrat, in 1881 he became an attorney and was appointed to a position in the office of the United States Comptroller of the Treasury in the administration of Grover Cleveland.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Beginning in 1885 McMahon practiced law in Washington, D.C. and Harper's Ferry. In the 1890s McMahon became a Republican. In addition to attending numerous party conventions at the local, state and national levels as a Delegate, McMahon served on the West Virginia University Board of Regents during the administration of Governor George W. Atkinson. McMahon was also a longtime member of the Columbia Hospital for Women's Board of Directors, and was President of the board from 1908 to 1914.^[9][10][11]

In 1922 McMahon was appointed Solicitor of the Treasury, and he served until 1926.^[12][13]

McMahon died in Harper's Ferry on April 19, 1935.^[14]

Legal offices
Preceded by Lawrence Becker	Solicitor of the United States Treasury 1922–1926	Succeeded by Robert J. Mawhinney