Facts: - profession: politician , pharmacist - death place: oshkosh , wisconsin , united states - preceded: edward s. bragg gabriel bouck - term: march , 1889 march 4 , 1881 & ndash ; march 4 3 , 1887 , 1887 & ndash ; march 3 - party: republican - death date: 5 april 1913 - width: 200px - district: 2nd 6th - succeeded: charles barwig charles b. clark - birth date: november 30 , 1845 - state: wisconsin wisconsin - name: richard william guenther - birth place: potsdam , prussia -lrb- now germany -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of richard w. guenther .
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richard william guenther -lrb- november 30 , 1845 -- april 5 , 1913 -rrb- 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 pharmaceutical 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 .he first represented wisconsin 's 6th congressional district -lrb- march 4 , 1881 - march 3 , 1887 -rrb- , however redistricted and represented wisconsin 's 2nd congressional district for the 50th united states congress -lrb- march 4 , 1887 - march 3 , 1889 -rrb- .he overall represented wisconsin from the 47th to the 50th congress .guenther was appointed consul general in mexico city , mexico by president benjamin harrison in 1890 , serving until 1893 , in frankfurt , 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 interred in riverside cemetery in oshkosh .the richard guenther house in oshkosh is listed on the u.s. national register of historic places .