Gabriel Richard [SEP] cause of death
for a road across Michigan's lower peninsula; it was developed as Michigan Avenue, connecting Detroit with Chicago. Richard was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1824, being succeeded by Austin Eli Wing, a member of the Whig Party.
In 1832, after assisting cholera victims night and day during an epidemic, Gabriel Richard died of cholera in Detroit. By some accounts, he was said to die of exhaustion. He was buried in a crypt in St. Anne's.
Legacy.
- A bronze bust of
- "This Land: Woody Guthrie" directed by Greg Carter (Sep/04)
- "Fellow Passengers" directed by Rhonda J Soikowski (Dec/04)
- "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" directed by Gabriel Baron (Sep/05)
- "Fellow Passengers" (remount) directed by Julie Beckman (Dec/05)
- "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" directed by Sheila Daniels (Sep/06)
- "An Enemy of the People" directed by Greg Carter (Jan/07)
- "The Water Engine