Arnold Huchting (October 15, 1828 – April 16, 1901) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

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Huchting was born in 1828 in Bremen, Germany.[1][2][3] He spent time in Australia and India (in 1847)[2] before immigrating to the United States in 1852.[1][2] He initially lived in the southern United States, and he married Louise Wetter in Savannah, Georgia, in 1860.[1][2] He then moved to Madison, Wisconsin, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He became an officer of the Madison Fire Department in 1861[4] and was a member of the Madison Turn-Verein in the 1860s.[5] Huchting committed suicide in 1901 while suffering from sciatic rheumatism.[1][2]

Career

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Huchting was a member of the Assembly in 1882. He was a merchant by trade.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Huchting Suicides". Wood County Reporter. April 18, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved August 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ a b c d e "Flucht in's Jenseits". Deutsche Correspondent. April 17, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved August 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Biographical Sketches". Wisconsin Blue Book. 1882. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  4. ^ "Madison Fire Department". The Daily Milwaukee News. March 21, 1861. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "Madison Turn-Verein Masquerade Ball!". Wisconsin State Journal. January 26, 1861. p. 1. Retrieved September 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.