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Samuel A. "S.A." Langum
House 1893-94 (District 2)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Fillmore
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/18/1857
Birth Place:
Bloomfield, Minnesota
Birth County:
Fillmore
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1921
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
S.A.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Preston
Occupation (when first elected):
Editor and Publisher, The Preston Times
EDUCATION
Fillmore County Schools; Elementary School; Log School House
Marshall Academy, Wisconsin; Secondary; 2 Years, 15-16 Years Old
Augsburg Seminary; Postsecondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Fillmore County, Minnesota (Deputy Register of Deeds, 4 years);
187? to 18??
County Government:
Fillmore County, Minnesota (County Sheriff);
1880 to 1885
[Elected]
State Agency:
Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, Minnesota (Deputy Warden);
01/1890 to 02/1891
[Appointed]
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota Senate (Secretary of the Senate);
1895 to 1907
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Emma McCollum (married on September 14, 1878)
Children:
Four children: Alfred, William (died in infancy), Nora, and Winnie
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Norwegian ancestry.
He was born on a farm.
He ran unsuccessfully for Minnesota Secretary of State in 1898.
He was a member of St. Paul Norwegian Lutheran Church in Preston, Minnesota.
Elected:
11/8/1892
Residence:
Preston
Term of Office:
1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Oath Date:
1/3/1893
Counties Represented:
Fillmore
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher, The Preston Times
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Hospitals for the Insane
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Military Affairs
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Printing
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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