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Permanent LinkValentine Buechel
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State Senator
Democrat
| Teacher | |
| Lee | |
| 8 | |
| 01/09/1860 - 01/12/1862 | |
| 1 |
Born in Prussia June 11, 1826, and received his education there. Mr. Buechel emigrated to America in 1848, and went back to Prussia, but returned to America, came to Iowa and located in Fort Madison August 19, 1850, and engaged in the grocery business. In 1851, he engaged in teaching, and continued until 1859, when he was elected to the State Senate and filled that office during two sessions. He has held the office of Deputy Clerk of the Courts, Deputy County Treasurer, and Deputy Recorder, and was City Alderman. He married Dorothea Dagenhardt from Germany, in the fall of 1850, and they have had ten children.