Ackerman, Julius Henry "J.H."
Senate 1883-86 (District 32); House 1889-90 (District 32)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Carver
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/9/1844
Birth Place:
Thuringia, Muehlhausen
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Germany
Date of Death:
??/??/1925
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.H.
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Ackermann |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Young America
Occupation (when first elected):
Self-Employed Merchant; Mercantile Business, Ackerman and Co./Former Owner, Flour and Saw Mill, Ackerman Brothers
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Private Tutors; At Least Elementary School; Business Education
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Young America, Minnesota (Town Clerk);
1870 to 1892
[Elected]
Postmaster:
Young America, Minnesota;
1871 to 1893
[Appointed]
State Treasurer/Office:
Minnesota (Deputy Treasurer);
1895 to 1???
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single (when first elected); Paulini Goetze (married in 1886)
Children:
Three children: (1 daughter, 2 sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Christ Ackerman
- Brother
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his last name as Ackerman. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1885 lists both Ackerman and Ackermann. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1883 and Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897 list Ackermann.
He came to a farm in Young America, Benton Township, Carver County, Minnesota in 1862.
"Julius has been an active Republican ever since he came of age." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 280)
He was a member of the Masonic order.
Elected: 11/6/1888
Residence: Young America
Term of Office: 1/8/1889 to 1/5/1891
Counties Represented:
Carver
Occupation: Mercantile and Milling Business
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "Julius has been an active Republican ever since he came of age." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 280)
Committees:
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Roads and Bridges
Body: Senate
District: 32
Elected: 11/7/1882
Residence: Young America
Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
Counties Represented:
Carver
Occupation: Merchant
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "Julius has been an active Republican ever since he came of age." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 280)
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Engrossment
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Roads and Bridges
Body: Senate
District: 32
Elected: 11/7/1882
Residence: Young America
Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
Counties Represented:
Carver
Occupation: Self-Employed Merchant; Mercantile Business, Ackerman and Co./Former Owner, Flour and Saw Mill, Ackerman Brothers
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "Julius has been an active Republican ever since he came of age." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 280)
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Engrossment
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Roads and Bridges