Education and Profession
Richards did undergraduate studies at the University of Utah. He received his law degree from the University of Chicago in 1904. He began his law school career at the University of Michigan before transferring to Chicago.
After graduating from the University of Chicago Richards practiced law in Salt Lake City and was a professor of law at the University of Utah. Richards considered running for governor of Utah in the 1918 election, but when he was selected as an Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1917, he decided not to run for office.
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