Encyclopedia Dubuque
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THEDINGA, John H.
THEDINGA, John H. (Kloster Thedinga, Ostfriesland, Hanover, 1813-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 13, 1876). MAYOR. Thedinga came to the United States from Germany in 1835 and moved to Dubuque in 1839. He was elected mayor of the city from 1862 to 1866, chaired the county board of supervisors, and served as a justice of the peace and a member of the board of education. He also organized and served as the first president of the German Bank.
In 1976 the Thedinga House, south of the REDSTONE on the southeast corner of Fifth and Bluff, was placed on the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.