Lewis B. Gunckel
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | John F. McKinney |
| Succeeded by | John A. McMahon |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 3rd district |
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In office January 6, 1862 – December 31, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | Fletcher T. Cuppy |
| Succeeded by | Andrew L. Harris |
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October 15, 1826 Germantown, Ohio |
| Died | October 3, 1903 (aged 76) Dayton, Ohio |
| Resting place | Woodland Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Catharine Winters |
| Children | four |
| Alma mater |
Miami University Cincinnati Law School |
Lewis B. Gunckel (October 15, 1826 – October 3, 1903) was an attorney, politician, advocate for Civil War disabled soldiers and their families, commissioner and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.
Lewis Gunckel was born in Germantown, Ohio, a village originally laid out and founded by his paternal grandfather in 1805. Lewis was the son of Michael and Barbara (Shuey) Gunckel. Michael Gunckel served in the War of 1812 in active service and rose to the rank of colonel. He afterward represented his county in the Ohio legislature.
Lewis' paternal grandfather, Philip Gunckel, was elected in 1806 to represent Montgomery County in the Ohio General Assembly and elected again in 1808 to represent Montgomery and Preble counties at the Assembly. In 1816, the grandfather was appointed by the General Assembly to be associate judge of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, in which capacity he served for fifteen years. Lewis Gunckel's maternal great-grandfather, John Martin Shuey's father, was elected to represent the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Committee of Inspection to cooperate with the Continental Congress in the years preparatory to the American Revolution, although he died before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
In 1860, Lewis B. Gunckel married Catharine Winters, a daughter of Valentine Winters, a prominent capitalist and banker of Dayton, Ohio. They had four children — Winters, Katharine, Lewis W., and Percy, the second and third of whom survived to adulthood.
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