Timothy Richards was a Revolutionary War veteran and Speaker of the New York State Assembly.On October 27, 1777, Timothy Richards was appointed by the Continental Congress to the New York Assembly representing the Third District of New York, consisting of the counties of Albany and Schenectady, and the westernmost part of Greene County.He held this post until December 31, 1777.On July 19, 1777, Congress appointed him to a committee, which subsequently became known as the Albany Committee, to investigate certain accounts of citizens in the areas