Jacob Eckhardt

Jacob Eckhardt (February 7, 1835 – November 1, 1881) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1879 and 1880 sessions.[1] Eckhardt was born on February 7, 1835,[2] in Ingolsheim, France.[3] He arrived in Wisconsin in 1855, and in 1866, he settled in De Soto, Wisconsin.[3] He was a Republican.[4]

Eckhardt was badly wounded in a shooting in 1874.[5] He died unexpectedly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1881, and his death was attributed to the old injury.[6]

References
  1. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book. David Atwood. 1880. p. 511. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  3. "Judge Jacob Eckhardt (1835-1881) - Find a Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  4. "Candidates". The Oshkosh Northwestern. November 23, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Wisconsin Items: The Vernon County Censor". Wisconsin State Journal. October 10, 1874. p. 1. Retrieved October 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Casualties". Wisconsin State Journal. November 2, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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