Richard Jacobs Baldwin
Richard Jacobs Baldwin
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-1896 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1897-1898 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1899-1900 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1911-1912 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1913-1914 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1915-1916 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1917-1918 | Representative | Speaker | Republican | |
| Counties | Delaware | |||
Biography
03/01/1853 - 06/15/1944
BALDWIN, Richard Jacobs, a Representative from Delaware County; born in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pa., March 1, 1853; attended, Maplewood Academy; attended, Eaton Academies; carpenter; proprietor, Baldwin’s General Store (1878-1904); postmaster, United States Postal Service, Chadds Ford (1889-1893); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1894, 1896 and 1898; elected, recorder of deeds, Delaware County (1902-1907); engaged in real estate, fire insurance, contracting, and building businesses; reelected to the House in 1910, 1912, 1914 and 1916; elected, Speaker (1917-1918); not a candidate for reelection to the House (1900, 1918); elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1919-1920); died, June 15, 1944 in Elwyn, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; interred, Bradford Cemetery, Marshallton, Chester County, Pennsylvania.