urer ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁committee . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁Bach el der ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁successor ▁to ▁James ▁O . ▁Adams ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Agricult ure . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Im m igration , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁later ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Agricult ure . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁official ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁C attle ▁Commission ▁since ▁its ▁organization , ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁which ▁included ▁keeping ▁the ▁liv est ock ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁free ▁from ▁cont ag ious ▁dise ases . ▁He ▁was ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁G range ▁State ▁Fair ▁at ▁T il ton ▁and , ▁later , ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁fair ▁at ▁Con cord . ▁ ▁Bach el der ▁assist ed ▁Governor ▁Frank ▁W . ▁Roll ins ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Old ▁Home ▁We eks ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁Bach el der ▁received ▁the ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁of ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁from ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁and ▁W on ol anc et ▁clubs ▁of ▁Con cord , ▁the ▁Der ry field ▁Club ▁of ▁Manchester , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁K ears ar ge ▁l odge , ▁A . ▁F . ▁and ▁A . ▁M . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁to