Richard W. Guenther

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Richard William Guenther
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th & 2nd district
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	Gabriel Bouck Edward S. Bragg
Succeeded by	Charles B. Clark Charles Barwig
Born	November 30, 1845 Potsdam, Prussia (now Germany)
Died	April 5, 1913 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Pharmacist

Richard William Guenther (November 30, 1845 – April 5, 1913) was a Prussian-born 19th century politician and pharmacist in Wisconsin.

Born in Potsdam, Province of Brandenburg, Guenther received a college education and graduated from the Royal Pharmacy in Potsdam. He immigrated to the United States in 1866, settling in New York City, New York. He moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1867 and engaged in the drug business. He was Wisconsin State Treasurer from 1878 to 1882 and was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1880, serving from 1881 to 1889. Guenther was appointed consul general in Mexico City, Mexico by President Benjamin Harrison in 1890, serving until 1893, in Main, Germany by President William McKinley in 1898, serving until 1910, and to Cape Town, South Africa by President William Howard Taft in 1910, serving until his death in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on April 5, 1913. He was interned in Riverside Cemetery in Oshkosh.

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• Richard W. Guenther at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Richard W. Guenther at Find A Grave

Preceded by Gabriel Bouck	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887	Succeeded by Charles B. Clark
Preceded by Edward S. Bragg	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Succeeded by Charles Barwig

• Richard W. Guenther at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress