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Stephen Elswood Richards
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Lawyer, judge.
Born at Brockville, Ontario on 28 August 1878, son of Albert Elswood Richards and Harriet Edith Henderson (1854-1928), he came to Winnipeg with his family in 1882. He was called to the Manitoba Bar in June 1900 and practiced law at Winnipeg with the firm later known as Fillmore Riley, being made a King’s Counsel in May 1918.
He was best known for his work as a labour mediator and as chairman of several national investigating boards. He was appointed chairman of the Manitoba Board of Review under the Farmers’ Creditors’ Arrangement Act in January 1940. He was appointed to the Manitoba Court of Appeal in April 1932 and eventually became Chief Justice.
He was married twice, first on 11 October 1905 to Kathleen Carlotta Bryan (1883-1928) with whom he had three daughters: Evelyn Carlotta Richards (1907-1980, wife of Oakland Lampman, William Sheldon Brooks, and Maitland D. McCarthy), Margaret Edith Richards (1909-1988, wife of Clarence Hilton Smith), and Joan Stephanie Bryan Richards (1917-1971, wife of Emmett Bernard Ritchie). On 2 July 1929, he married Kathleen Louise McLeod Sprague (1883-1971, daughter of William Wallace Macleod) at Augustine United Church. They had no children. He was a founding director of the Pine Ridge Golf Club (1913-1914), and a member of the St. Charles Country Club (President, 1915) and Manitoba Club (President, 1929-1930).
He died at his Winnipeg residence, 299 Waverley Street, on 17 October 1950 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Richards House (638 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg)
Birth registration [Evelyn Carlotta Richards, Margaret Edith Richards, Joan Stephanie Bryan Richards], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Stephen Elswood Richards, Kathleen Louies Sprague], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
“Winnipeg’s new King’s Counsel,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 May 1918, page 7.
Death registration [Kathleen Carlotta Richards], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Wife of well known Winnipeg barrister dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 June 1928, page 2.
Marriage registration [Evelyn Carpotta Richards, Oakland Lampman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Margaret Edith Richards, Clarence Hilton Smith], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Wedding announced,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 July 1939, page 10.
“Mr. Justice Richards dies after month-long illness,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 October 1950, page 1.
Death registration [Joan Stephanie Ritchie], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Kathleen L. Richards], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 December 1971, page 19.
Death registration [Evelyn Carlotta McCarthy], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Margaret Edith Smith], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 August 1988, page 38.
We thank Don Lowe for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 September 2024
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