Volney Richmond

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Volney Richmond (June 23, 1802 Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York - February 27, 1864) was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Edward Richmond (c. 1756–1827) and Olive (Briggs) Richmond. He became a wagon and carriage maker, and set up shop in Hoosick. Later he ran a hotel there until 1840 when he was elected Sheriff and removed to the county seat Troy. In 1828, he married Lucy Townsend (d. 1836). In 1838, he married Mary Barnett (b. 1815), and they had three children.

He was Sheriff of Rensselaer County, New York from 1841 to 1843, and Under-Sheriff from 1844 to 1846. In 1848, he established a stove foundry in Troy. In 1856, he returned to Hoosick and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Rensselaer Co., 2nd D.) in 1857; and a member of the New York State Senate (12th D.) in 1860 and 1861.

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New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
Rensselaer County, 2nd District

1857
Succeeded by
New York State Senate
Preceded by New York State Senate
12th District

1860–1861
Succeeded by

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