Title	G. N. Richmond (8th, 10th, and 20th mayor of Appleton: 1868-1869, 1871, 1883-1886)
Description	Democrat. 1st of 7 terms as mayor in 1868. Defeated S. R. Willy. Defeated Henry Turner following year. Issues included building Maple Grove bridge, purchasing land for a poor farm, moving the cemetery outside of town, establishing the first permanent police force, building railroad spur to the canal, publishing a list of men who could not be served alcohol. In 1883 Waterworks began pumping into the City mains, but pressure would only reach the first floor of any building. Building boom added 50 new dwellings in 1884. In 1887 the City sold Lake Shore Railroad stock to satisfy the boded debt.
Subject	Mayors Municipal government
Local Subject	Appleton (Wis.) -- History
Community	Appleton
County	Outagamie County
State	Wisconsin
Type	Still Image
Format	image/jpeg
Medium	Portrait photographs
Submitter	Appleton Public Library
Date Digitized	2004-10-06
File Name	apl00285.jpg
Digital Collection	Appleton Memory Project
Subcollection	Appleton Mayors
Source	Original portraits located on 6th floor of Appleton's City Hall.
Rights	Images cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Appleton Public Library
Contact	WI Collection Librarian, Appleton Public Library, 225 N. Oneida Street, Appleton, WI 54911, 920-832-6173, www.apl.org

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G. N. Richmond (8th, 10th, and 20th mayor of Appleton: 1868-1869, 1871, 1883-1886)