House 1877-78 (District 27)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1838
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Germany
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Weinand |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Corcoran
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Schools in Germany; At Least Elementary School;
Wisconsin Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Postmaster:
Corcoran, Minnesota;
18?? to 18??
County Board/Commissioner:
Hennepin County, Minnesota (Board of Supervisors, 5 years);
18?? to 18??
Municipal Government:
Corcoran, Minnesota (Town Clerk);
18?? to 18??
Military:
Minnesota (Indian War);
1862 to 186?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married (married in 1865)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Wisconsin in 1852. He came to Minnesota in 1856.
He was elected on the Republican ticket. (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 53)
He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Although most printed materials from the Legislature spell his name Weinant, family members indicate the correct spelling is actually Weinand.