John Kelvey Richards (March 15, 1856 – March 1, 1909) was the 20th Attorney General of Ohio, the 10th Solicitor General of the United States and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit. Education and career

Born on March 15, 1856, in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, Richards was the son of Samuel and Sarah (Kelvey) Richards. Having received his early education in the schools of his native town,  Richards received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1875 from Swarthmore College, an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1877 from Harvard University and read law in 1879, in the office of Judge William Wartenbee Johnson, later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. He was a prosecutor for Lawrence County from 1880 to 1882. He was city solicitor for Ironton from 1885 to 1889. He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1890 to 1892, serving as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. He was the 20th Attorney General of Ohio from 1892 to 1896, his term running currently with that of Governor of Ohio William McKinley. He was a member of the Commission to Codify Insurance Laws of Ohio from 1895 to 1896. He was counsel for the Commission on Taxation of the Ohio General Assembly in 1896. He was general counsel for the Ohio State Board of Medical Registration and Examination from 1896 to 1898.
Maple Kelvey Richards (March 15, 1856 – March 1, 1909) was the 20th Attorney General of Ohio, the 10th Solicitor General of the United States and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit. Education and career
 Born on March 15, 1856, in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, Richards was the child of Samuel and Sarah (Kelvey) Richards. Having received their early education in the schools of their native town, Richards received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1875 from Swarthmore College, an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1877 from Harvard University and read law in 1879, in the office of Judge William Wartenbee Johnson, later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. They were a prosecutor for Lawrence County from 1880 to 1882. They were city solicitor for Ironton from 1885 to 1889. They were a member of the Ohio Senate from 1890 to 1892, serving as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. They were the 20th Attorney General of Ohio from 1892 to 1896, Their term running currently with that of Governor of Ohio William McKinley. They were a member of the Commission to Codify Insurance Laws of Ohio from 1895 to 1896. They were counsel for the Commission on Taxation of the Ohio General Assembly in 1896. They were general counsel for the Ohio State Board of Medical Registration and Examination from 1896 to 1898. 