| John A. Becher | |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| State Assembly: | Wisconsin |
| District: | Milwaukee 5th |
| Term Start: | January 6, 1873 |
| Term End: | January 5, 1874 |
| Predecessor: | Charles H. Larkin |
| Successor: | Charles H. Larkin |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1833 |
| Birth Place: | Weimar, |
| Death Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Death Cause: | Pneumonia |
| Restingplace: | Forest Home Cemetery, |
| Occupation: | Real estate dealer |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Rank: | 1st Lieutenant, USV (Quartermaster) |
| Serviceyears: | 1862 - 1863 |
| Unit: | 34th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
John Augustus Becher (March 13, 1833December 30, 1915) was a Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach born American. He was a businessman, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Milwaukee during the 1873 session and served several years on Wisconsin's board of immigration.
Born in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Becher emigrated to the United States in 1853 and then settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1857. During the American Civil War, Becher served in the 34th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and was quartermaster. Becher was in the real estate business. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Board of Immigration from 1869 to 1871. Becher served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1873 and was a Republican. He then served on the Milwaukee School Board from 1873 to 1877. Becher died in a hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] [2]