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Duemke, Lewis

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1923-26 (District 29); Senate 1927-32 (District 29)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 2/7/1887 (uncertain)
Birth Place: Ada, Minnesota
Birth County: Norman
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 11/19/1932
Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected): Owner and Publisher, The East Side Argus

EDUCATION

Ada Public Schools; Elementary School;
St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, Minnesota; Secondary;
Minnesota College; Attended College;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children: Two children: Emmett L. (son), and (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Emmett L. Duemke, Sr.  - Son

GENERAL NOTES

The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1923 lists his birth year as 1885. Toensing, the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1927 and the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, February 14, 1933, p. 358 list 1887.

He was born and raised on a farm.

He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1903.

He was a member of the Republican Party.

He died at St. Andrew's Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Religion provided by the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, February 14, 1933, p. 359.

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Total Days Served: 3611

SESSIONS SERVED

47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1931
Body: Senate
District: 29
Elected: 11/4/1930
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/5/1931 to 11/19/1932 (unfinished term)
Oath Date: 1/6/1931
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Publisher, The East Minneapolis Argus
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Finance
  • Game and Fish
  • Insurance
  • Public Highways
  • Public Institutions and Buildings
  • University (Chair)
Reason for unfinished term: Death
Session Notes: He died while in office.
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46th Legislative Session (1929-1930) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1929
Body: Senate
District: 29
Elected: 11/2/1926
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date: 1/4/1927
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Publisher, The East Minneapolis Argus
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Finance
  • Game and Fish
  • Public Highways
  • Public Institutions and Buildings (Chair)
  • Reforestation
  • University

45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1927
Body: Senate
District: 29
Elected: 11/2/1926
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date: 1/4/1927
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Publisher, The East Minneapolis Argus
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Civil Administration
  • Finance
  • Public Highways
  • Public Institutions and Buildings (Chair)
  • Public Welfare
  • Reforestation
  • State and County Fairs
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44th Legislative Session (1925-1926)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1925
Body: House
District: 29
Elected: 11/4/1924
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/5/1925 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date: 1/6/1925
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Owner and Publisher, The East Side Argus
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Civil Administration
  • Game and Fish
  • Public Highways
  • University and State Schools (Chair)

43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1923
Body: House
District: 29
Elected: 11/7/1922
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/1/1923 to 1/4/1925
Oath Date: 1/2/1923
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Owner and Publisher, The East Side Argus
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Banks and Banking
  • Cities of the First Class
  • Public Highways
  • Railroads
  • Re-apportionment
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