Preston Richards

Preston D. Richards (born 15 September 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. [ [http://mormonlit.lib.byu.edu/lit_author.php?a_id=5523 Mormon Literature & Creative Arts: Preston D. Richards] , byu.edu, accessed 2008-07-11.] 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. [Fow, Frank W. "J. Reuben Clark: The Public Years" (Provo and Salt Lake City:Deseret Book and Brigham Young University Press, 1980) pp. 87–88, 243] Hugh B. Brown would later work for this law firm. [Edwin Brown Firmage, [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=5a0bfd758096b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 "Hugh B. Brown, 1883-1975: In Memorium"] , "Ensign", Jan. 1976, p. 86.]

In 1920, Richards was a member of the general board of the LDS Church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.

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