Jeremiah Dobbs

Jeremiah "Jerre" Dobbs, Jr., (March 24, 1832 – August 8, 1909) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County during the 1870 session, and served as commissioner of the Wisconsin Bureau of Labor, Census, and Industrial Statistics during the 1890s.

Biography Jeremiah Dobbs, Jr., was born in March 1832, in Saugerties, New York. He received a common school education at Williamson, New York, then went to work as a clerk in a general store in Rochester, New York. He began the study of law at Newark, New Jersey, but went west to Wisconsin in 1849, and settled at Lake Mills. He continued his study of the law and was admitted to the bar at Jefferson, Wisconsin, in 1851, then began a practice in Lake Mills.

He moved to Ripon, Wisconsin, about 1853 and became one of the most prominent lawyers in that part of the state.

Dobbs was a staunch Democrat and was a frequent delegate to state and district Democratic conventions.

In addition to his legal career, Dobbs was a director of the Oshkosh & Mississippi Railroad Co. He was elected city attorney of Ripon several times, including his election in 1908, despite not running for the office in that election.

He was found dead in his home in Ripon on August 8, 1909.