Joseph Bobleter

Joseph Bobleter
Minnesota State Treasurer
In office
1887–1895
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
1883–1884
Personal details
Born(1846-04-19)April 19, 1846
Dornbirn, Austria
DiedJuly 3, 1909(1909-07-03) (aged 63)
New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.
Resting placeNew Ulm City Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Mary Schneider
​
(m. 1879)​
Children8
OccupationNewspaper editor, politician

Joseph Bobleter (April 19, 1846 – July 3, 1909) was an American newspaper editor and politician.

Biography

Joseph Bobleter was born in Dornbirn, Austria on April 19, 1846.[1] He lived in New Ulm, Minnesota and was the editor/publisher of the New Ulm Review newspaper. He served in the 2nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War. He then served in the Minnesota National Guard was the adjutant general after the American Civil War. In 1883 and 1884, Bobleter served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and was a Republican. He also served as the mayor of New Ulm, Minnesota and as postmaster for New Ulm. From 1887 to 1895, Bobleter served as Minnesota State Treasurer.[2]

He married Mary Schneider on September 5, 1879, and they had eight children.[1]

Bobleter died in New Ulm on July 3, 1909.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Shutter, Marion D.; McLaine, J. S., eds. (1897). Progressive Men of Minnesota. The Minneapolis Journal. pp. 232–233. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Joseph Bobleter
  3. ^ "General Bobleter Dead". Brainerd Daily Dispatch. New Ulm, Minnesota. July 3, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles Kittleson
 Treasurer of Minnesota
1887–1895 		Succeeded by


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