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Andrew Bahl
Dubuque County
Born Nov. 30, 1833, in Alsace, France. In 1845, he came with his parents to Dubuque Co. In 1850, he went to California, remaining there till 1853, when he returned to Dubuque Co. He owns 320 acres of land; part of this land was entered by his father. He was elected a member of the Legislature in 1865, and served two years. He has been six years a member of the Board of Supervisors, eleven years Assessor; and Township Clerk for past nine years, Township Treasurer, Justice of the Peace and Constable. He has been School Director for the past twenty-three years; is also Treasurer of the School Board. Married Mary Engler July 14, 1856; she was born in Prussia. They had ten children. He is Catholic in religion and Democratic in politics.
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