Richard Schell
(May 15, 1810 — November 10, 1879) Richard Schell was a merchant, businessman, and politician. Schell was born in Rhinebeck, New York in 1810. After completing his education, he worked in the mercantile industry in Rhinebeck, and then moved to New York City in 1830. There, he worked as a wholesale merchant of dry-goods, while also serving in the State Senate. Schell was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of David Mellish. He served from December, 1874 to March, 1875.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000114]
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New York Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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