Bernard Hahn

Bernard "Barney" Hahn (August 24, 1860 – September 6, 1931) was a farmer and a politician.

Born in Luxemburg, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, Hahn went to public school. He moved with his parents to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin where they owned a hotel. Later, Hahn built the first opera house in Sturgeon Bay. Hahn was a farmer and grew fruit. He lived in Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin. Hahn served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. Hahn died in a hospital in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin from complications after surgery. In 1931, Hahn was charged with arson for setting fire to his personal property; the arson case ended when he died.[1][2][3]

Notes
  1. Fred L. Holmes (ed.). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1927. Madison: Democrat Printing Company, 1927, p. 696.
  2. "Barney Hahn Dies". Manitowoc Daily News, September 8, 1931, p. 24.
  3. "Barney Hahn Dies at Sturgeon Bay". The Milwaukee Journal, September 8, 1931, p. 4.


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