Richards (born September 15, 1881) was an assistant solicitor for the state department of the United States under J.
Reuben Clark during the Taft Administration.
He was also a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
In 1907, Richards wrote a biography of early Mormon leader Willard Richards.
Early on in his life, Richards served as a high school principal.
In 1908, Richards was a delegate to the Republican National Convention.
He then studied law at the University of Chicago.
From there he became assistant solicitor of the state department and later formed a private law firm with Clark.
Hugh B.
Brown would later work for this law firm.In 1920, Richards was a member of the general board of the LDS Church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.