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Bobleter, Joseph

House 1883-84 (District 9)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Brown

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 4/19/1846
Birth Place: Dornbirn
Birth County:
Birth Country: Austria
Date of Death: ??/??/1909
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): New Ulm
Occupation (when first elected): Editor and Publisher, New Ulm Review

EDUCATION

Common Schools; Elementary School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: United States Army, 13th Infantry; United States Navy; and 2nd Iowa Calvary (United States Civil War); 09/15/1862 to 11/1868
Postmaster: New Ulm, Minnesota; 1873 to 1886
Military: Minnesota National Guard, 2nd Minnesota Regiment (Colonel); 05/1874 to 18??
State Treasurer/Office: Minnesota State Treasurer; 01/05/1887 to 01/1895 [Elected]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Mary Schneider (married on September 5, 1879)
Children: Eight children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to Dubuque, Iowa in March 1858. He came to Minnesota in 1868.

"Mr. Bobleter has always been a strong Republican." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 232)

He was a member of the Masons.

Total Days Served: 735

SESSIONS SERVED

23rd Legislative Session (1883-1884)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 09
Elected: 11/7/1882
Residence: New Ulm
Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/5/1885
Counties Represented: Brown
Occupation: Editor and Publisher, New Ulm Review
Party: Republican Party Notes: "Mr. Bobleter has always been a strong Republican." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 232)
Committees:
  • Hospital for Insane
  • Military Affairs (Chair)
  • Printing
Articles & Books About
Shutter, Marion Daniel. "Joseph Bobleter." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 232-233.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.