Edward B. Richter
Edward B. Richter, president of The Richter Company, which has been founded over forty years, was born in Cincinnati on the 10th of December 1872, and is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Richter. The father, who was also a native of Cincinnati, was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted as a private in the Eighty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, going to the front where he served for three years and was mustered out with the rank of sergeant. In 1870 he engaged in the manufacture of plumbers,’ gas and steamlifters,’ brass goods, continuing to operate his plant until the 1st of January 1897, when he retired from business and is now residing at Mount Auburn.
The boyhood and youth of Edward B. Richter were very similar to those of the average American lad, his education being acquired in St. Paul’s parochial school, which he attended until he was twelve years of age. Terminating his studies he entered his father’s office, for the purpose of familiarizing himself with the business. He applied himself with zeal, mastering every detail of the various departments, and during one year he also attended night school at the Queen City Business College, thus perfecting himself in bookkeeping. In 1910 the business was incorporated under the name of The Richter Company, the firm including the following: Edward B. and John H. Richter, Vincent G. Ruthemeyer, Charles H., Louis A., and Joseph A. Richter. The business has developed steadily but permanently, the scope of their activities extending until they now ship some goods to far off China. The quality, durability and workmanship of their products can not be excelled and they were awarded the highest diploma at the Ohio Valley Exposition. Their plant, which is located at 210-214 East Ninth Avenue, occupies five floors, with a total space of fifteen thousand square feet, while they give employment to fifty people.
His political support Mr. Richter gives to the candidates of the Republican Party, but he has never been an aspirant to office, giving his undivided attention to the development of his personal interests, in the direction of which he is meeting with such excellent results. He, too, is a resident of Mount Auburn, and is now living at 248 Albion Place.
From Cincinnati, The Queen City, Volume III by Rev. Charles Frederic Goss, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912