Max Bachhuber
Maximilian J. "Max" Bachhuber 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.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.
Bachhuber died on February 2, 1879, and was survived by his wife and ten children.
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.