William Richert (mayor)

William Richert
40th Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
In office 1897–1897
Preceded by	Hazen S. Pingree
Succeeded by	William C. Maybury
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Died	June 16, 1912 Detroit, Michigan

William Richert (? – June 16, 1912) served as acting mayor of Detroit, Michigan from March 22, 1897 to April 5, 1897, following the resignation of Hazen S. Pingree.

William Richert 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 governor of Michigan 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 Alameda, Saskatchewan.

William Richert died in Detroit in on June 16, 1912.

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