ɡˈʌnθɚ wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəl ɪnðə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚz dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈiːɡoːɹ sɪkˈoːɹski æz ɐ kənˈɛɾɪkət ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən paɪənˈɪɹ, ænd spˈɑːnsɚd ɐ bˈɪl səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ɡˈʌstæv wˈaɪthɛdz klˈeɪm tə hˌævɪŋ ɐtʃˈiːvd kəntɹˈoʊld pˈaʊɚd hˈɛviɚðɐnˈɛɹ flˈaɪt ɪn bɹˈɪdʒpoːɹt, tˈuː jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə ɹˈaɪt bɹˈʌðɚz kˈɪɾi hˈɔːk flˈaɪt.
Gunther was also instrumental in the state legislature's designation of Igor Sikorsky as a Connecticut Aviation Pioneer, and sponsored a bill supporting Gustav Whitehead's claim to having achieved controlled powered heavier-than-air flight in Bridgeport, two years before the Wright brothers' Kitty Hawk flight.