Background
Baehr, Max Joseph was born on August 2, 1858 in Zweibrücken, Bavaria. Son of Blasius and Josephine (Forstmair) Baehr.
Baehr, Max Joseph was born on August 2, 1858 in Zweibrücken, Bavaria. Son of Blasius and Josephine (Forstmair) Baehr.
Educated parochial and Latin schools, Zweibrücken, Bavaria. Came to the United States, 1878.
Republican candidate for city council, Omaha, 1888, for Nebraska legislature, 1889. Deputy company clerk, Howard Company, Nebraska, 1894-1895. Clerk District Court, 1895-1898.
American consul at Kehl, Baden, Germany, 1898-1899.
Appointed consul at Santos, October 26, 1899, but did not serve. Consul at Magdeburg, Germany, 1900-1902, Cienfuegos, Cuba, 1902-1914.
Consul at Berne, Switzerland, 1914-1915. Attending to his business interests in Cuba, 1915-1922.
Became licensed real estate broker, Long Beach, California.
President of the board of trustees, Long Beach Morning Sun Public Company Home: Long Beach, California.
Married Marie A. Zeminek, February 17, 1885.