# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/deforest-richards
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:01:58.670Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/deforest-richards"
name: "DeForest Richards"
slug: "deforest-richards"
description: "DeForest Richards was an American banker, farmer, and politician who served as the fifth governor of Wyoming from 1899 to 1903. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first governor to die while still in office."
tagline: "American politician (1846-1903)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DeForest_Richards.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1846-08-06"
deathDate: "1903-04-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump