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Biography

Richert's family moved from Germany 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 from 1890 to 1897, and as its president in 1895 and 1897. When Hazen S. Pingree was elected

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in 1897, Richert served as acting mayor until a special election was held. He ran unsuccessfully for state senate in 1899. Richert later assisted a number of Germans to settle in

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. He also worked as a foreman for the Detroit Board of Public Works. William Richert died in Detroit in on June 16, 1912. He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit.

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