Richards, William I.
Richards, William I.
a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Fulton County, N.Y., July 30, 1815. He was converted when nineteen years of age, and for several years served as a local preacher, but entered the Black River Conference in 1850. He continued in active service (with the exception of one year) until his death in Clarkson, Monroe County, N.Y. May 22, 1875. He was a man of piety and great usefulness. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1875, p. 137.