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Christian Henry Buhl was born in Zelienople, Pennsylvania on May 9, 1810.
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He served as the city"s mayor in 1860-1861. The two diversified from hats into the fur trade, establishing a large and successful company under the name of the F & C H Buhl Company In 1855, Christian retired from the fur trade and went into business with Charles Ducharme as a wholesale hardware firm.
Buhl was also part owner of the Sharon Iron Works, the Detroit Locomotive Works (later the Buhl Iron Works).
Buhl was also connected with the Detroit, Hillsdale, & Indiana Railroad and the Detroit, Eel River, & Illinois Railroad, as well as the Michigan State Bank, the Second National Bank of Detroit, and the Detroit National Bank, the last of which he was president of. He also organized Detroit Copper and Brass Company and the Peninsular Carolina Company.
Buhl was originally a Whig, but became a Republican after the party first formed. He served as an alderman of the city of Detroit, and was mayor in 1860-1861.
In 1885, Buhl donated a substantial law library, worth $15,000, to the University of Michigan, and on his death willed an additional sum of $10,000 to increase the library.
In 1842, Buhl married Caroline DeLong of Utica, New New York Buhl died January 23, 1894.
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Political Party
Republican party