Friend W. Richardson

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Friend W. Richardson was an American politician who served as the 25th governor of California in the 1920s, known for his fiscally conservative policies and opposition to expansive state government.

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instanceOf American politician
human
birthDate 1865-12-01
birthPlace Friends Colony, Michigan NERFINISHED
burialPlace Inglewood Park Cemetery NERFINISHED
campaignPlatform opposition to state bond issues
reducing taxes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1939-09-06
deathPlace Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED
education attended public schools in Michigan
electedIn 1922 California gubernatorial election NERFINISHED
era 1920s American politics
familyName Richardson NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Friend NERFINISHED
ideology fiscal conservatism
limited government
implementedPolicy cutting state bureaucracy
reduction of state expenditures
vetoing large appropriations bills
knownFor fiscally conservative policies
opposition to expansive state government
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
middleName William NERFINISHED
movedTo California in the 1880s
name Friend William Richardson NERFINISHED
notableFor first California governor from Southern California in the 20th century
occupation newspaper publisher
politician
ordinalInOffice 25th Governor of California
positionHeld California State Treasurer NERFINISHED
Governor of California NERFINISHED
predecessor William D. Stephens NERFINISHED
publisherOf The Los Angeles Evening Herald NERFINISHED
The San Bernardino Times NERFINISHED
religion Quaker
residence California, United States
surface form: California
spouse Augusta Felder NERFINISHED
stateRepresented California NERFINISHED
successor C. C. Young NERFINISHED
termEnd 1927-01-04
termStart 1923-01-09
workedAs newspaper editor
printer

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