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Richard Riker

RIKER, Richard, lawyer, born in Newtown, Long Island, New York, 9 September, 1773; died in New York city, 26 September, 1842. He was educated under Dr. John Witherspoon, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1795. From 1802 till 1840 he was district attorney for New York, Westchester, and Queens counties, and he was recorder of the city in 1815-'19, 1821-'3, and 1824-'38. Mr. Riker was an earnest Republican, and on 14 November, 1803, was wounded in a political duel with Robert Swartwout. He was known for his geniality and patience on the bench, and possessed a profound knowledge of criminal law. Fitz-Greene Halleck made Mr. Riker the subject of his poem " The Recorder."

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