Max Bachhuber
StateWisconsin
State assemblyWisconsin
DistrictDodge 4th
Term startJanuary 4, 1875
Term endJanuary 3, 1876
PredecessorJacob Bodden
SuccessorCharles E. Kite
Term start 1January 4, 1864
Term end 1January 2, 1865
Predecessor 1Albert Burtch
Successor 1Peter Peters
State assembly 2Wisconsin
District 2Dodge 2nd
Term start 2January 2, 1860
Term end 2January 7, 1861
Predecessor 2John C. Bishop
Successor 2Jacob Bodden
PartyDemocratic
Birth dateDecember 13, 1832
Birth placeRegensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Death dateFebruary 2, 1879 (aged 46)
Death placeLeRoy, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOld Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Mayville, Wisconsin
SpouseTheresia Engle (m. 1856; ended 1879)
Relatives
OccupationFarmer

Maximilian J. "Max" Bachhuber (December 13, 1832 – February 2, 1879) was a German American immigrant, farmer, businessman, and politician. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Dodge County. His son, Andrew Bachhuber, grandson, Frank E. Bachhuber, and great-granddaughter, Ruth Bachhuber Doyle, also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was also a great-great-grandfather of Jim Doyle, the 44th governor of Wisconsin.

Biography

Max Bachhuber was born in the Kingdom of Bavaria in December 1832. As a child, he emigrated to the United States with his parents, settling in what is now Addison, Wisconsin, in 1846. He went to work in Milwaukee in 1850, then purchased a farm in LeRoy, Wisconsin, in 1855, where he remained for much of the rest of his life. In addition to his farm, he operated a store in the Farmersville community, where he was also postmaster for nine years.[1]

He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly three times running on the Democratic Party ticket. He served in the 1860, 1864, and 1875 legislative sessions.[1][2]

Bachhuber died on February 2, 1879, and was survived by his wife and ten children.[1]

His son Andrew Bachhuber, grandson Frank E. Bachhuber, and great-granddaughter Ruth Bachhuber Doyle also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Jim Doyle, the 44th governor of Wisconsin, was his great-great-grandson.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Biographical Sketches". The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Western Historical Company. 1880. p. 677. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Biographical Sketch of Andrew Bachhuber-information about Max Bachhuber
  3. ^ "Ruth Bachhuber Doyle". Wisconsin State Journal. May 7, 2006. p. 24. Retrieved August 14, 2019. – via Newspapers.com