W. H. Richards, a prominent attorney in Liberty, Nebraska, was born on August 27, 1853, in Atchison County, Missouri. Admitted to the bar in 1894, he handled diverse legal matters across Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa. Richards partnered with his brother, L. S. Richards, in the real estate business, with significant holdings in several states. Another brother, J. T. Richards, was a successful pump and windmill dealer in Liberty. A long-time Nebraska resident since 1859, W. H. Richards was also a co-owner of the Central Hotel in Liberty. Married to Minnie F. Thorp in 1900, they had one daughter, Wilma Ruth in 1904.
W. H. Richards, attorney at law of Liberty, Nebraska, is one of the successful representatives of his profession in this portion of the state. He was admitted to the bar in 1894. He handles all kinds of legal matters and has conducted cases in many parts of the state, as well as in the courts of Kansas and Iowa. He is associated with his brother, L. S. Richards, in the real estate business, and they are largely interested in realty in Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. J. T. Richards, another brother, is one of the successful dealers in pumps and windmills at Liberty. Mrs. Clara Dobbs, of Beatrice, is a sister of Mr. Richards.
W. H. Richards was born in Atchison county, Missouri, near Rockport, August 27, 1853, and comes of an old and honorable family. He has been a resident of Nebraska since 1859, so that he is one of the oldest living residents of a commonwealth which was not admitted to the Union until nine years later. The Richards brothers are owners of the Central Hotel at Liberty, and for a time operated it. All are active and progressive businessmen, and always identify themselves with movements calculated to be for the best interest of Liberty. They are staunch Republicans in politics. Charles R. Richards, an elder brother, enlisted in the war of the rebellion, where he gave up his life in defense of his country. In 1900 Mr. W. H. Richards was married to Miss Minnie F. Thorp, of Beatrice. She is a daughter of Charles F. Thorp, a veteran of the Civil War, now deceased. Mrs. Richards is a graduate of the Northwestern Business College of Beatrice and received her diploma from that institution just previous to her marriage. To Mr. and Mrs. Richards has been born one child, Wilma Ruth.
Source: Lewis Publishing Company, A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, 2 volumes, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904.