Ferdinand Baehr Explained

Ferdinand William Baehr (1822–1892) was a Republican politician from California. He served as California State Treasurer in 1871–1875.

Businessman

In 1869, the San Francisco Directory listed Ferdinand Baehr as a manufacturing jeweler with the firm Baehr William & Co.^[1]

Family man

Ferdinand Baehr married Augusta Catharine Scroder in 1857.^[2] They had a son William Baehr Jr.,^[3] who became a partner in the firm A. Gerberding & Co.^[4]

State office-holder

Ferdinand Baehr became California State Treasurer after winning elections on Republican ticket on September 6, 1871, and served as state treasurer until September 7, 1875,^[5] when he lost after running as an independent candidate.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.mocavo.com/The-San-Francisco-Directory-for-the-Year-1869-Volume-1869/958247/202 The San Francisco Directory for the Year 1869
2. http://genealogytrails.com/cal/sac/vitalrecords/1850-1860marr.html Sacramento County Marriages, 1850-1860
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=C65IAQAAMAAJ&dq=BAEHR+WILLIAM+%26+CO&pg=PA213 Crocker-Langley San Francisco Business Directory
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=7M1DAAAAIAAJ&dq=A.+Gerberding+%26+Co.&pg=PA214 Decisions of the Department of the Interior, Volume 25
5. http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/7679 Election History for the State of California: Ferdinand Baehr, Republican
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=soo-AQAAMAAJ&dq=Ferdinand+Baehr&pg=PA443 California Blue Book, Or State Roster