Thielen, William Henry "Wm."
House 1913-14 (District 38)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1879 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1914
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Wm.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Family Printing Business, Thielen Printing Co.
EDUCATION
Minneapolis Parochial Schools; At Least Elementary School; Northeast Minneapolis, Common School Education
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Gertrude Brands (married around 1906, she died around 1913-14)
Children:
One child: Leslie Edward (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1880(?). His great granddaughter says it was 1879.
He was of German ancestry.
He suffered from what sounded like colon cancer before he died.
Birth year, ancestry, middle name (she's fairly certain), cause of death, school, and family data provided by his great granddaughter.
Religion provided by his great granddaughter.
Elected:
11/5/1912
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/6/1913 to 1/1/1914
Oath Date:
1/7/1913
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Family Printing Business, Thielen Printing Co.
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Board of Control
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Grain and Warehouse
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Mines and Minerals
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Printing
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State Fair
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State Hospitals
Session Notes:
He died while in office in 1914 but we do not know the exact date of his death. Thus his actual term end date is uncertain.
No other information has been entered for this legislator.