John R. Bohan
{{Short description|Politician from County Tipperary}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = John R. Bohan
|image =
|state = Wisconsin
|state_senate = Wisconsin
|district = 3rd
| term_start = January 1, 1863
| term_end = January 1, 1865
| predecessor = Hugh Cunning
| successor = Lyman Morgan
|state_assembly1 = Wisconsin
|district1 = Ozaukee 1st
| term_start1 = January 1, 1872
| term_end1 = January 1, 1873
| predecessor1 = Charles G. Meyer
| successor1 = Charles E. Chamberlain
| term_start2 = January 1, 1859
| term_end2 = January 1, 1860
| predecessor2 = Alexander M. Alling
| successor2 = Anthony Ahlhauser
|party = Democratic
|birth_name = John Russel Bohan
| birth_date = {{birth date|1824|12|7}}
| birth_place = Templemore, Ireland, UK
| death_date = {{death date and age|1886|11|14|1824|12|7}}
| death_place = Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
| restingplace = Old Saint Marys Cemetery
Port Washington, Wisconsin
|spouse = {{unbulleted list
| Mary Sullivan
| (m. 1852; died 1926)
}}
| children = {{unbulleted list
| Michael G. Bohan
| {{sup|(b. 1852; died 1911)}}
| Ella Bohan
| {{sup|(b. c.1856)}}
| Emma Bohan
| {{sup|(b. c.1859)}}
| Frank Bohan
| {{sup|(b. 1862; died 1900)}}
| Mary G. (Packman)
| {{sup|(b. 1864; died 1930)}}
| John Bohan
| {{sup|(b. 1867; died 1926)}}
| George Stanley Bohan
| {{sup|(b. 1871)}}
| Maude Bohan
| {{sup|(b. 1874)}}
}}
|father = Michael Bohan
|mother = Anastasia Russell
}}
John Russel Bohan (December 7, 1824 – November 14, 1886) was an Irish American immigrant, newspaper publisher, and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, and served several local and county offices in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
Biography
Bohan was born on December 7, 1824, near Templemore, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States with his family.{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/y/n/Jill-Hynum/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0087.html|title=John R. Bohan|publisher=Genealogy.com|accessdate=2015-05-21}} He moved to Hartford, Wisconsin in 1846. In 1852, he married Mary Katharina Sullivan. They had nine children.Obituary: Mary Bohan. 1926. Port Washington Star (October 29): 1. He was the editor of the Ozaukee County Advertiser.{{cite news|title=Members of the Wisconsin Editorial Convention |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2970509/john_r_bohan_18241886/|newspaper=Semi-Weekly Wisconsin|date=June 27, 1868|page=4|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = August 8, 2015 }} {{Open access}}{{cite news|title=N. G. Bohan [sic] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2970480/john_r_bohan_18241886/|newspaper=The Weekly Wisconsin|date=November 20, 1886|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = August 8, 2015 }} {{Open access}} Bohan died in 1886 after being struck by a train.
Career
Bohan was a member of the Assembly in 1859 and was later returned to office in 1872. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate for one term, covering 1863 and 1864.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boghos-boker.html#132.82.00|title=Bohan, John R.|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2015-05-21}} Additionally, he was Chairman of Port Washington, Wisconsin, and of the Ozaukee County Democratic Committee, as well as a justice of the peace.
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Category:19th-century Irish people
Category:Politicians from County Tipperary
Category:Irish emigrants to the United States
Category:People from Hartford, Wisconsin
Category:People from Port Washington, Wisconsin
Category:Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
Category:Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:American justices of the peace
Category:Railway accident deaths in the United States
Category:19th-century American judges