Jacob Eckhardt (February 7, 1835 – November 1, 1881) was a member of the

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during the 1879 and 1880 sessions. Eckhardt was born on February 7, 1835. He was a

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. Eckhardt was badly wounded in a shooting in 1874. He died unexpectedly in

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in 1881, and his death was attributed to the old injury.

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* People from De Soto, Wisconsin 1835 births 1881 deaths Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1830s-stub