Lewis B. Gunckel was an attorney, politician, advocate for Civil War disabled soldiers and their families, commissioner and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.
Lewis Gunckel was born in Germantown, Ohio, a village originally laid out and founded by his paternal grandfather in 1805. Lewis was the son of Michael and Barbara Gunckel. Michael Gunckel, served in the War of 1812 in active service and rose to the rank of colonel. He afterward represented his county in the Ohio legislature.
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