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John Augustus Becher (March 13, 1833December 30, 1915) was a
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach () was a German state, created as a duchy in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741. It was raised to a grand duchy in 1815 by resolutio ...
born American. He was a businessman, and Republican politician. He was a member of the
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, representing
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during the 1873 session and served several years on Wisconsin's board of immigration.


Biography

Born in
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,
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach () was a German state, created as a duchy in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741. It was raised to a grand duchy in 1815 by resolutio ...
, Becher emigrated to the
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in 1853 and then settled in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...
, in 1857. During the
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, Becher served in the 34th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and was quartermaster. Becher was in the real estate business. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Board of Immigration from 1869 to 1871. Becher served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...
in 1873 and was a Republican. He then served on the Milwaukee School Board from 1873 to 1877. Becher died in a hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.


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1833 births 1915 deaths Immigrants to the United States People from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Politicians from Milwaukee People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Businesspeople from Milwaukee School board members in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1830s-stub