Emerson Lewis Richards

Emerson Lewis Richards, an attorney, was a Republican New Jersey State Senator from Atlantic City.

Biography

Richards was born on July 9, 1884, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was a state senator for Atlantic County. As President of the New Jersey Senate, Richards also served as the acting Governor of New Jersey in 1933 during the tenure of Arthur Harry Moore.
Richards was also a designer of pipe organs. He created the specifications for the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ, which was the largest pipe organ in the world, in collaboration with Seibert Losh of the Midmer-Losh Organ Company. He also designed the organ at the Atlantic City High School.