William Bedloe In the 1670s he was gaoled for fraud and became an expert in all kinds of duplicity. Kenyon described him as "an experienced member of a London underworld of crime and vice of which we know almost nothing". Then in 1678, following the lead of Titus Oates, he gave an account of a supposed Popish Plot to the English government, and his version of the details of the murder of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey was rewarded with £500. Kenyon concluded that while Bedloe probably had no direct knowledge about Godfrey's murder, he had learned enough about it from his extensive
John S. Richards renamed the Public Library Association) from 1949 to 1950. Richards served as president of the American Library Association from 1955 to 1956. Richards spent much time representing ALA in congressional committee meetings; during his term, the Library Services Act was passed into law, funding public libraries in rural areas. John S. Richards John S. Richards (February 16, 1892-December 3, 1979) was a librarian who served as the president of the American Library Association from 1955 to 1956. John Stewart Richards was born February 16, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois. His family moved to the Pacific Northwest when he was four years