Richard W. Guenther

Richard William Guenther ( born November 30, 1845 in Potsdam, Prussia, † April 5, 1913 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin ) was an American politician of German origin. Between 1881 and 1889 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Richard Guenther was born in November 1845 in Potsdam. After primary school, he studied pharmacy. In July 1866, he emigrated to the United States, where he first settled in New York City. In 1867 he moved to Oshkosh in Wisconsin, where he worked in the pharmaceutical field. Later, he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party. Between 1878 and 1882 he was Minister of Finance of his new home state.

In the congressional elections of 1880 Guenther was in the sixth constituency of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he met on March 4, 1881 the successor of Gabriel Bouck of the Democratic Party. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1889 four legislative sessions. Since March 4, 1887, he represented there as a successor of Edward S. Bragg the second district of his state.

Between January 1890 and May 21, 1893 28 Guenther was American consul in Mexico City. From 1898 to 1910 he held the same function in Frankfurt am Main. Since 1910 he was consul in Cape Town ( South Africa). Richard Guenther died on 5 April 1913 in Oshkosh.

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