Carl G. Bachmann (May 14, 1890 – January 22, 1980) was a

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man from

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. Bachmann was born in Wheeling as the son of Charles F. and Sophia Bachmann; three of his grandparents were

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immigrants. In 1908 he graduated from Linsly Institute. He went to college first at

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for two years, and later graduated from

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, where he was a member of

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fraternity. He later graduated from law school at West Virginia University in 1915. On July 14, 1914, he married Susan Louise Smith. They had three children: Charles F., Gilbert S. and Susan Jane. In 1915, Bachmann began to practice law in Wheeling, and in 1917 he was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney for Ohio County. In 1920 he was elected prosecuting attorney, serving from January 1921 to December 1924. In November 1924 he was elected to the

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as a

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, to serve in the First

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of West Virginia. From 1931 to 1933 Bachmann was the

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. He served as a Congressman until he was defeated in 1932. He was later elected Mayor of Wheeling in 1947 and served until 1951. He died in Wheeling and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

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