Carl Habich
Charles "Carl" Habich Sr. (November 13, 1824May 29, 1901) was a German American immigrant, merchant, lawyer, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing western Dane County during the 1868 and 1869 sessions, and was the Democratic nominee for State Treasurer of Wisconsin in the 1857 election. Biography Carl Habich was born in November 1824 in Darmstadt, in what is now western Germany. At the time of his birth, this was part of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. He was raised and educated in Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1847. He found work in Wisconsin as a surveyor and worked on surveys in several different areas of the state. He eventually settled in the town of Madison, Wisconsin, where he operated a daguerreotype studio for a number of years. While living there, he became involved in politics with the Democratic Party. He was first elected treasurer of the town of Madison, and was soon after hired as a clerk in the office of the state treasurer under state treasurer Edward H. Janssen. He rose within the treasurer's office, and was deputy treasurer under Janssen's successor, Charles Kuehn. In 1857, he was nominated by