Richard W. Guenther

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 US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard Guenther was born in Potsdam in November 1845. 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, Wisconsin, where he worked in the pharmaceutical field. He later embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1878 and 1882 he was the successor to Ferdinand Kuehn as the Minister of Finance ( Treasurer ) of his new home country.

In the congressional election of 1880 , Guenther was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Wisconsin . On March 4, 1881, he succeeded Gabriel Bouck from the Democratic Party . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1889 . Since March 4, 1887 he represented there as the successor of Edward S. Bragg the second district of his state.

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

Web links

• Richard W. Guenther in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Richard W. Guenther in the database of Find a Grave (English)