Max Bachhuber

Max Bachhuber
Max Bachhuber
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Dodge 4th district
	In office; January 4, 1875 – January 3, 1876
Preceded by	Jacob Bodden
Succeeded by	Charles E. Kite
	In office; January 4, 1864 – January 2, 1865
Preceded by	Albert Burtch
Succeeded by	Peter Peters
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Dodge 2nd district
	In office; January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861
Preceded by	John C. Bishop
Succeeded by	Jacob Bodden
Personal details
Born	December 13, 1832; Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	February 2, 1879 (aged 46); LeRoy, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Old Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Mayville, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Theresia Engle (m. 1856⁠–⁠1879)
Children	Andrew Bachhuber; (b. 1856; died 1922); Crescentia (Bauer); (b. 1858; died 1937); Mary (Lehner); (b. 1860; died 1930); Emeron Bachhuber; (b. 1862; died 1870); Max M. J. Bachhuber; (b. 1864; died 1928); Katherine (Fell); (b. 1866; died 1944); John G. Bachhuber; (b. 1867; died 1912); Louis M. Bachhuber; (b. 1870; died 1927); Albert Frank Bachhuber; (b. 1872; died 1936); Emilia Theresia Bachhuber; (b. 1874; died 1877); Alphons Eugene Bachhuber; (b. 1877; died 1938); Charles Hugo Bachhuber; (b. 1879; died 1959);
Relatives	Frank E. Bachhuber (grandson); Ruth Bachhuber Doyle (great-granddaughter); Jim Doyle (great-great-grandson);
Occupation	Farmer

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

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

Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by John C. Bishop	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 2nd district January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861	Succeeded by Jacob Bodden
Preceded by Albert Burtch	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 4th district January 4, 1864 – January 2, 1865	Succeeded by Peter Peters
Preceded by Jacob Bodden	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 4th district January 4, 1875 – January 3, 1876	Succeeded by Charles E. Kite

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[dodge-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

[ruth-obit-3] "Ruth Bachhuber Doyle". Wisconsin State Journal. May 7, 2006. p. 24. Retrieved August 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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