Charles Dow Richards

Charles Dow Richards


Charles Dow Richards
Charles Dow Richards as Chief Justice
20th Premier of New Brunswick
In office
1931–1933
Preceded by John B. M. Baxter
Succeeded by Leonard P. D. Tilley
Personal details
Born June 12, 1879(1879-06-12)
Southampton, New Brunswick, Canada Canada
Died September 15, 1956(1956-09-15) (aged 77)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Canada
Political party Conservative

Charles Dow Richards (June 12, 1879-September 15, 1956), born in Southampton, York County, New Brunswick, was a judge and New Brunswick politician.

He served as Conservative house leader and then Minister of Lands and Mines under Premier John B. M. Baxter. In 1931 he became premier and tried to deal with the Great Depression without much success. His 2-year administration, in the depths of the Great Depression, instituted public bidding on crown land and fishing rights. In 1933 he left politics when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, serving as its Chief Justice from 1946 to 1955.

As Justice, Richards sentenced the last man to be executed in Charlotte County. He did not accept the jury's request "that mercy be shown to the accused," 22 year-old Thomas Roland Hutchings, and sentenced him to hang at St. Andrews, New Brunswick on Wednesday, December 16, 1942 for the rape and murder of Bernice Connors.

Personal life

Initially a schoolteacher, Richards was admitted to the bar at age 33. Richards married Grace Bolton. The couple had one daughter, who married a descendant of Philemon Wright.

He is best remembered not so much as a politician but as a dignified, scholarly lawyer and distinguished judge. Charles Richards died in 1956 and was buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Fredericton.

References

Legal offices
Preceded by
John B. M. Baxter
Chief Justice of New Brunswick
1946-1955
Succeeded by
John B. McNair

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