Jacob Bodden
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Jacob Bodden | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 4th district | |
| In office January 5, 1874 – January 4, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Short |
| Succeeded by | Max Bachhuber |
| In office January 1, 1866 – January 7, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Peters |
| Succeeded by | John Wetherby |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Dodge 2nd district | |
| In office January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | Max Bachhuber |
| Succeeded by | John F. McCollum |
| Chairman of the Dodge County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office April 1874 – April 1875 | |
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| Born | Jacob Bodden September 21, 1831 Lich, Rhine Province, Prussia |
| Died | February 21, 1889 (aged 57) Theresa, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Saint Theresa Memorial Gardens Cemetery Theresa, Wisconsin |
| Party | Democratic |
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Jacob Bodden (September 21, 1831 – February 21, 1889) was a German American immigrant, farmer, and politician. He represented eastern Dodge County for three terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
Bodden was born in Lich, which was, at the time, a part of the Rhine Province of the Kingdom of Prussia (modern day 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.