Preston Richards
Preston D. Richards was an assistant solicitor for the state department of the United States under J. Reuben Clark during the Taft Administration. He was also a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1907, Richards wrote a biography of early Mormon leader Willard Richards. Early on in his life, Richards served as a high school principal. In 1908, Richards was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He then studied law at the University of Chicago. From there he became assistant solicitor of the state department and later formed a private law firm with Clark. Hugh B. Brown would later work for this law firm.
In 1920, Richards was a member of the general board of the LDS Church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.
