Robert Otto Ashbach (July 18, 1916 – October 23, 1990) was an American politician, businessman, and farmer.

Biography

Ashbach was born in Waconia, Minnesota and grew up in

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. He went to the public schools and to Bethel Academy High School in

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. He went to

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and studied forestry. He worked in construction and was President of the Ashbach Construction Company. Ashbach also was involved in the banking business. Ashbach lived with his wife and family in Arden Hills, Minnesota. He served on the Arden Hills City Council from 1950 and then served as mayor of Arden Hills from 1952 to 1963. Ashbach also served on the school board in 1985 and was a Republican. Ashbach served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1966 and in the Minnesota Senate from 1967 to 1982. Ashbach died in a hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota after undergoing open heart surgery.'Ex-state Senator Robert O. Ashbach of Arden Hills dies,' Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Robert Whereatt/Pat Pheifer October 25, 1990

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