Bernard J. "Barney" Bischoff (January 27, 1931 – July 5, 1980) was an American politician and judge.

Biography

Bischoff was born in

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and graduated from Hibbing High School. He served in the

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from 1954 to 1956. He went to

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. Bischoff received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from

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and his law degree from

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. He practiced law in Hibbing, Minnesota. Bischoff served in the

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in 1969 and 1970 and was a

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. His election was contested with

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and the Minnesota House of Representatives declared he was not legally elected on February 7, 1969. However, he was elected in a special election and took office on March 20, 1969. In 1970, he ran for the

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and lost the election. From 1972 to 1978, Bischoff served as Hibbing Municipal Court judge. He and his wife Grace Erickson Bischoff had 10 children. Bischoff died at Hibbing General Hospital in Hibbing, Minnesota from a swimming accident.'Former legislator Bischoff dies,' Minneapolis Star-Tribune, July 7, 1980

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