Richard Paul
Richard Paul, justice of the peace of Delhi township, is of English descent; his grandfather, Henry Paul, being from London, England, an architect and an early settler in this county; he died in 1820. His father, Richard D. Paul, born in London, 1807, was married to Ann P. Mulford of Cincinnati. She resided at 519 East Fifth street. The couple moved to the Delhi Hills, where Richard Paul was born in 1833, and where he has lived ever since.
Richard Paul was a machinist for two years - at Holbord's, Cincinnati. In 1854 came to his farm; in 1858 was married to Sarah Timbenerman formerly of New Jersey. He built the new house in 1865, and at that time was elected justice of the peace, which office he has held ever since (1881). He was also township trustee during the war, and probably did as much as any man in his precinct to clear it from drafts. He is an active, but peaceable, citizen of society. In his official position he dockets but few cases, and generally succeeds in effecting a compromise with the parties concerned.
From History of Hamilton county, Ohio, Henry & Kate Ford, L. A. Williams & Co., Publishers, 1881