WI BIO - Dane Co - SUHR, John J. Biographical Review of Dane County, WI. Chicago: Biographical Review Pub. Co. 1893, Vol II, p 466 John J. SUHR is president of the German American Bank, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. The bank was established in 1871, and has been very successful. The obliging cashier is F. W. SUHR. Our subject [John J. SUHR] came to this city in January 1857. He [John J. SUHR] was born 27 May 1836, in the free city of Bremen, one of the oldest and most loyal cities of Germany. He is a member of the Madison Free Library Board and of the Board of Education, and is an ex-President of the Turner Society. Submitted by Cathy Kubly