Richard Bard was the son of Senator Thomas R. Bard and his wife Mary. He was born in 1892 in the beautiful Bard family home in Port Hueneme, California which later became an Officer's Club at the Naval Construction Battalion Center. Perhaps no other family contributed more to the history, growth and progress of Port Hueneme and the surrounding region than the Bard family. In 1915, shortly after his famous father passed away, Richard Bard graduated from Princeton University, marrying Joanna March the following year. He was a lst Lieutenant in WWI and a Major in WWII, receiving the Croix de Guerre and Silver Star from Charles de Gaulle. In the 1940's he was appointed a County Supervisor, a position he held for 4 years. He also served as the director of the Metropolitan Water District, served as a trustee of Occidental College, and spearheaded the early development of Port Hueneme harbor. In 1951, he moved to Moorpark. In addition to his many civic and business ventures, he found time for tennis, mountain climbing, organizing scouting endeavors and fund raising. The Bard land grant made Channel Islands Harbor possible. He once wrote: "Time is the scarcest commodity of all. Time for reading, for looking up friends, for contemplation, for writing."
Richard Bard was the son of Senator Thomas R. Bard and his wife Mary. He was born in 1892 in the beautiful Bard family home in Port Hueneme, California which later became an Officer's Club at the Naval Construction Battalion Center. Perhaps no other family contributed more to the history, growth and progress of Port Hueneme and the surrounding region than the Bard family. In 1915, shortly after his famous father passed away, Richard Bard graduated from Princeton University, marrying Joanna March the following year. He was a lst Lieutenant in WWI and a Major in WWII, receiving the Croix de Guerre and Silver Star from Charles de Gaulle. In the 1940's he was appointed a County Supervisor, a position he held for 4 years. He also served as the director of the Metropolitan Water District, served as a trustee of Occidental College, and spearheaded the early development of Port Hueneme harbor. In 1951, he moved to Moorpark. In addition to his many civic and business ventures, he found time for tennis, mountain climbing, organizing scouting endeavors and fund raising. The Bard land grant made Channel Islands Harbor possible. He once wrote: "Time is the scarcest commodity of all. Time for reading, for looking up friends, for contemplation, for writing."
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