Richard Momsen was an American lawyer from Milwaukee who, after qualifying at George Washington University in Washington DC in 1913 with an LL.B, decided to spend two years in South America before setting up in the USA. He secured a post with the Consular Service in Rio de Janeiro and once settled in Brazil, fell in love with the country and decided to stay there permanently.
From time to time he returned to the USA and in 1916 he attended a meeting of the Chicago…
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