Moritz Becker
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Moritz N. Becker | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 9th district | |
| In office January 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Valentin Knœll |
| Succeeded by | John L. Semmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1827 |
| Died | 1906 (aged 78–79) |
| Resting place | Spring Hill Cemetery, Milwaukee |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mina Gutman
(m. 1863; died 1902) |
| Children | 5 children |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Branch/service | Bavarian Army |
| Years of service | 1848–1849 |
| Rank | 1st Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | First Schleswig War |
Moritz Nathan Becker (February 2, 1827 – 1906) was a German American immigrant, produce dealer, and politician. He self-identified as a "Progressive Democrat", then "Liberal Democrat", while serving two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1870s.[1]
Becker was born in Gaugrehweiler, Kingdom of Bavaria on February 2, 1827. He received an academic education, and became a first lieutenant of cavalry in the Bavarian Army, and fought in Schleswig-Holstein during the First Schleswig War. He emigrated to the United States in 1850, lived in New York City for two years, then moved to Milwaukee in 1852.
In 1859, he became a member of the Milwaukee synagogue B'ne Jeshurun when his own Congregation Ansche Emmeth merged with it.[2] He became an active member of the Democratic Party.[3] In 1863 he married Minnie Gutman (1840 - 1902), a native of Württemberg; by 1881, they would have five children.