Streissguth, Theodore G. "T."
Senate 1891-94 (District 18)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Sibley
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/10/1855 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
New Glarus, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/3/1915
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Evangelical Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
T.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Arlington
Occupation (when first elected):
Merchant
EDUCATION
Fond Du Lac Private School, Wisconsin; Elementary School; Until He Was 15 Years Old
Milwaukee High Schools, Wisconsin; Secondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Arlington, Minnesota (Village Council, President);
18?? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Arlington, Minnesota (Board of Education, President, 25 years);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Katie Klinkert (married on February 17, 1880)
Children:
Nine children: William, T. Otto, Theodore, Edmund, and George (sons); Mrs. F.M. Catlin, Mrs. Eli Doster, Mrs. H.G. Trowbridge, and Ella (daughters).
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1870. He moved to Arlington, Minnesota in 1878.
He died from cancer at home in Arlington Village, Minnesota. He was buried in the public cemetery east of Arlington, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.
Body: Senate
District: 18
Elected: 11/4/1890
Residence: Arlington
Term of Office: 1/6/1891 to 1/7/1895
Counties Represented:
Sibley
Occupation: Mercantile Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Agriculture (Chair)
-
Federal Relations
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Retrenchment and Reform
Body: Senate
District: 18
Elected: 11/4/1890
Residence: Arlington
Term of Office: 1/6/1891 to 1/7/1895
Counties Represented:
Sibley
Occupation: Merchant
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Federal Relations
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Retrenchment and Reform
Articles & Books About
"Theodore Streissguth (Obituary)." Arlington Enterprise, October 7, 1915.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.