Elected:
11/2/1886
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/3/1887 to 1/29/1887
(unfinished term)
Oath Date:
1/4/1887
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
Reason for unfinished term:
Other - See Notes
Session Notes:
Mathias Gross was sworn in and and served until the Minnesota House of Representatives determined, after a recount, that Samuel Prather Snider received 12 votes more than Gross did and was entitled to the seat. The House Committtee on Elections' recount showed that Samuel Prather Snider received 4,694 votes, H.G. Merrill received 4,688, and Mathias Gross received 4,682.