Richard Bartholdt

Richard Bartholdt (November 2, 1855 – March 19, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Schleiz, Principality of Reuss-Geray, Bartholdt attended the public schools and Schleiz College (Gymnasium). He emigrated to the United States in April 1872 and settled in Brooklyn, New York. He learned the printing trade and became a newspaper writer and publisher. He moved to Missouri and settled in St. Louis in 1877. He was connected with several papers as a reporter, legislative correspondent, and editor, and at the time of his election to Congress was editor in chief of the St. Louis Tribune. He served as member of the St. Louis Board of Education from 1888 to 1892, serving as president from 1890 to 1892.