[1] A leader in Belize's independence movement, he was imprisoned in 1951 along with Philip Goldson for charges of sedition brought against them by the British colonial authorities.
Under Richardson's leadership the HIP finished a distant second in the 1957 elections and was completely shut out of the British Honduras Legislative Assembly.
Richardson moved to Trinidad in early 1958, effectively leaving party leadership to Goldson.
On 18 September 2008, shortly before his death and despite living abroad for decades, Richardson was formally recognized as a Belizean patriot.
He was conferred with the Order of Distinction, the nation's third-highest honor, during that year's independence celebrations.