Jacob Bodden (September 21, 1831 – February 21, 1889) was a German American immigrant, farmer, and politician.

He represented eastern Dodge County for three terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

[1] Bodden was born in Lich, which was, at the time, a part of the Rhine Province of the Kingdom of Prussia (modern day Germany).

In 1860, Bodden married Gertrude Schaefer at the Catholic church in Theresa, Wisconsin.

[3] In 1873, Bodden ran for the state assembly unopposed and received 902 total votes.