# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-alexander-richardson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:56:30.934Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-alexander-richardson"
name: "William Alexander Richardson"
slug: "william-alexander-richardson"
description: "William Alexander Richardson was a prominent Democratic politician from Illinois before and during the American Civil War. A protege of Stephen Douglas, Richardson was an ardent proponent of Jacksonian democracy, popular sovereignty, and strict constructionism. During the American Civil War, he switched from supporting the conflict to join the Copperhead wing of the Democratic party and bitterly criticize President Abraham Lincoln."
tagline: "American politician (1811-1875)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Alexander_Richardson_-_Brady-Handy.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1811-01-16"
deathDate: "1875-12-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.3716216216216216
  historical:           11.34438533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump