Charles Richardson was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada

Upper Canada

The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...

. He represented Niagara (town) in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...

 from 1834 to 1841 as a Conservative.

He was the son of Dr. Robert Richardson and Madeleine Askin. He studied law with John Beverley Robinson

John Beverley Robinson

John Beverley Robinson was elected mayor of Toronto in 1856. He was the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario between the years 1880–1887....

. Richardson was married twice: to Elizabeth Euretta Clench, the daughter of Ralfe Clench

Ralfe Clench

Ralfe Clench was a farmer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. His first name is also sometimes recorded as Ralph or Rolfe; his last name is sometimes recorded as Clinch....

, and to Jane Clarke. He was a lieutenant in the militia and clerk of the peace for the Niagara District.