William Richert (October 28, 1858 – June 16, 1912[1]) served as acting Mayor of Detroit, from March 22 to April 5, 1897, following the resignation of Hazen S. Pingree.
Biography
Richert's family moved from the German Empire to the United States when he was a teenager, and he became a grocer and wholesale liquor distributor. He served on the Detroit City Council as a Republican[2] from 1890 to 1897, and as its president in 1895 and 1897.[3] When Hazen S. Pingree was elected Governor of Michigan in 1897, Richert served as acting mayor until a special election was held.[4] He ran unsuccessfully for state senate in 1899.[5]
Richert later assisted a number of Germans to settle in Alameda, Saskatchewan.[6] He also worked as a foreman for the Detroit Board of Public Works.
William Richert died in Detroit on June 16, 1912.[7] He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Michigan Death Records 1867-1950, entry for William Richert". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. June 16, 1912. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ Detroit (Mich.) City Clerk (1894), Municipal manual of the city of Detroit, p. 9
- ^ The government of the city of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan: 1701 to 1907, historical and biographical, illustrated, Manusa & Wieber, 1907, pp. 67–68, ISBN 9780598455529
- ^ "Mayors of the City of Detroit". Detroit Public Library. 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- ^ Michigan Dept. of State; Michigan Dept. of Administration; Michigan Dept. of Management and Budget; Michigan Legislative Service Bureau (1899), Michigan manual, p. 626
- ^ Agricultural History Society (1947), Agricultural history, Volumes 21-23, University of California Press, p. 69
- ^ "DEATH REMOVES WM. RICHERT". Detroit Free Press. June 17, 1912.
