Richard S. Molony

Richard Sheppard Molony (June 28, 1811 - December 14, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Northfield, New Hampshire, Molony studied medicine.He was graduated from Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1838 and commenced the practice of his profession in Belvidere, Illinois.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1852.

Molony was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.He moved to Humboldt, Nebraska, and engaged in agricultural pursuits 1866-1891. In 1882 declined the Democratic nomination for United States Senator from Nebraska on account of ill health.He was again a delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago in 1884.He died in Humboldt, Nebraska, December 14, 1891.He was interred in Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Illinois.

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