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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