In 1480 Mr. Lachmann came to the United States, settling first in New York City, and removing thence to New Jersey in 1882. He worked in a brewery for six years, and then engaged in the grocery business for himself in the Town of Union, Hudson County. He is now engaged in the hotel business in Weehawken. He has served as Commissioner of Appeals and as a member of the Board of Council of Weehawken, where he still resides. He is a member of the Schuetzens, of the Free Masons, of the Foresters, of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, of the Weehawken Fire Department, and other organizations. In these and other capacities he is prominent and active. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church.