Richard T. James

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Richard Thomas James (27 February 1910 – 27 October 1965) was a politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. Between 1945 and 1948 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.

Life

Richard James was born in Portland, Jay County in Indiana. He attended the Portland High School. Afterwards he studied law at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland in Ohio. After his admission to the bar he started a career as attorney. He joined the Republican Party and in 1934 he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives, where he remained until 1936. Between 1938 and 1940 he was the Deputy Secretary of State for Indiana and from 1941 through 1945 he served as State Auditor.

In 1944 Richard James was elected to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. He served in this position between 8 January 1945 and 10 January 1948 when he resigned. In this function he was the deputy of governor Ralph F. Gates and he presided over the Indiana Senate. His resignation from the office of the Lieutenant Governor was a result of his appointment to the office of the Vice-President and Treasurer of the Butler University. He remained in these offices until 1952. In the following years he held several offices in various associations, institutions and organizations. He died on 27 October 1965 in Indianapolis.

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Richard T. James was born in Portland, Indiana in 1910. His parents were Elmer Eldridge James and Sarah Sophia VanCleve Baker James.

Dick was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives and at the time was the youngest person to be elected to that post.

He proudly served as Indiana State Auditor and Lieutenant Governor. Dick served on many boards and was Secretary Manager of AAA in Indianapolis.

He married Alice Rebecca Beard of Portland in 1934. He is survived by two children: Richard Beard James of Annapolis and Rebecca James of Portland, IN. Two grandsons are Peter John Baldes of Richmond, Va. and Richard James Baldes of Albany, NY. Great-grandaughters, Anna Elizabeth and Charlotte Rebecca Baldes.