Bruno Tzschuck
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February 17, 1826
Bruno Tzschuck | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nebraska Senate | |
| In office elected 1886 | |
| Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives | |
| In office elected 1873 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruno von Tzschuck February 17, 1826 |
| Died | February 6, 1912 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | Farmer, soldier, politician, diplomat, newspaper editor |
Bruno Tzschuck (17 February 1826 – 6 February 1912) was a German-American farmer, soldier, politician, diplomat, and newspaper editor. He served as the 4th Secretary of State of Nebraska from 1875 to 1879.
Tzschuck was born Bruno von Tzschuck on 17 February 1826 as the son of Ferdinand von Tzschuck, chief of the internal revenue department of Prussia, and his wife Wilhelmina. He was educated by private tutors and at the Luther College in Eisleben. Tzschuck was a lieutenant in the Prussian army from 1846 to 1851, being wounded several times while serving in the First Schleswig War with Denmark. Tzschuck emigrated to America in 1851 with two friends and settled for a time near Davenport, Iowa, where he married Mary Schmidt (1828-1912) in 1852.[1] After their marriage he went to work for trader Peter A. Sarpy and in 1853 moved to just south of Bellevue in what was soon to become Nebraska Territory. In 1855 he began to farm there and made that his home until moving to Omaha in 1880. He served in the Union Army as a captain of engineers from 1861 to 1862.[2]