| Max Bachhuber | |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| State Assembly: | Wisconsin |
| District: | Dodge 4th |
| Term Start: | January 4, 1875 |
| Term End: | January 3, 1876 |
| Predecessor: | Jacob Bodden |
| Successor: | Charles E. Kite |
| Term Start1: | January 4, 1864 |
| Term End1: | January 2, 1865 |
| Predecessor1: | Albert Burtch |
| Successor1: | Peter Peters |
| State Assembly2: | Wisconsin |
| District2: | Dodge 2nd |
| Term Start2: | January 2, 1860 |
| Term End2: | January 7, 1861 |
| Predecessor2: | John C. Bishop |
| Successor2: | Jacob Bodden |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1832 |
| Birth Place: | Regensburg, |
| Death Place: | LeRoy, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Old Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
Maximilian J. "Max" Bachhuber (December 13, 1832February 2, 1879) was a German American immigrant, farmer, businessman, and politician. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Dodge County. His son, Andrew Bachhuber, grandson, Frank E. Bachhuber, and great-granddaughter, Ruth Bachhuber Doyle, also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was also a great-great-grandfather of Jim Doyle, the 44th governor of Wisconsin.
Max Bachhuber was born in the Kingdom of Bavaria in December 1832. As a child, he emigrated to the United States with his parents, settling in what is now Addison, Wisconsin, in 1846. He went to work in Milwaukee in 1850, then purchased a farm in LeRoy, Wisconsin, in 1855, where he remained for much of the rest of his life. In addition to his farm, he operated a store in the Farmersville community, where he was also postmaster for nine years.[1]
He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly three times running on the Democratic Party ticket. He served in the 1860, 1864, and 1875 legislative sessions.[1] [2]
Bachhuber died on February 2, 1879, and was survived by his wife and ten children.[1]
His son Andrew Bachhuber, grandson Frank E. Bachhuber, and great-granddaughter Ruth Bachhuber Doyle also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Jim Doyle, the 44th governor of Wisconsin, was his great-great-grandson.[3]