Jacob Bodden

Jacob Bodden was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Assemblyman Jacob Bodden

Biography

Bodden was born on September 21, 1831 in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In 1851, Bodden immigrated to Wisconsin and worked as a farmer. On January 24, 1856, Bodden married Agnes Schafer. On September 3, 1858, Schafer died after giving birth to their only child. In 1860, Bodden married Gertrude Schaefer at the Catholic church in Theresa, Wisconsin. They had 13 children. He died on February 21, 1889 in Theresa.[2]

Career

Bodden served in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1861, 1866, and 1874 sessions and was a Democrat. He also served as treasurer and sheriff of Dodge County, Wisconsin.[3] He also was chairman of the county board of supervisors of Dodge County in 1874-75.[4] In 1874, Bodden ran for the state assembly unopposed and received 902 total votes.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 'Montana: Its Story and Biography: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood,' vol. II, Tom Stout (editor), The American Historical Society: Chicago and New York: 1921, pg. 199
  2. ↑ Jacob Bodden (1831-1889) - Find A Grave Memorial Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  3. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1874,' Biographical Sketch of Jacob Bodden, pg. 458
  4. ↑ "Village of Theresa | History." Village of Theresa | History. Village of Theresa, n.d. Web. <http://www.villageoftheresa.com/history.html>.
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. N.p., n.d. Web.<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/55050291/person/13827811426/media/12?pgnum=1&pg=32914&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum>.


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