Richard H. Koch

The Honorable Richard Henry Koch
Personal details
Born	April 2, 1852 Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Citizenship	United States
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Children	Roscoe R. Koch
Parents	Daniel Koch Mary Ann Beck Koch
Residence	Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	State Normal School of Pennsylvania
Profession	Trial Judge

Richard H. Koch (also known as R.H. Koch) was a judge, railroad magnate and prominent member of the state of Pennsylvania.

Richard Henry Koch's ancestors settled Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania in the early 1800s. Koch was born to Daniel and Mary Ann Beck Koch on April 2, 1852 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. His mother was born in Middleport, Pennsylvania, while his father was born in East Brunswick Township on December 24, 1816. Daniel and Mary married on October 24, 1839, and together they had eleven children, one of whom was Richard.

Koch attended the Philomathean Academy located near Birdsboro, then attended the State Normal School at Kutztown. He graduated from the SNS with first honors in his class in 1871. He went on to teach there for six years, and he did "considerable work in connection with county institutes, lecruring in Berks, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton counties."

In January 1887, Koch was appointed deputy district attorney in Schuylkill County. He stayed as deputy district attorney until 1890, when he was appointed district attorney. In 1892, he was nominated as a judge, but was defeated in election. Koch eventually went on to become a trial judge, deciding many cases in Pennsylvania.

In 1914, Koch was an honorary escort to the Argentinian Ambassador at the Sixteenth Annual Dinner of The Pennsylvania Society held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, New York.

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