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August A. Zech
House 1929-34 (District 27)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Wright
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/31/1869
Birth Place:
Prussia,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Germany
Date of Death:
4/11/1933
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Howard Lake
Occupation (when first elected):
Farming/Banking
EDUCATION
Wright County Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
State Teachers College, Minnesota; College Graduate; 1894
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Annandale, Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools, 4 years);
19?? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Wright County, Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools, 20 years);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Anna Klatt
Children:
One child: Ardis (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He died in Wright County, Minnesota.
He is buried at Howard Lake Cemetery, Howard Lake, Minnesota.
Elected:
11/8/1932
Residence:
Howard Lake
Term of Office:
1/2/1933 to 4/11/1933
(unfinished term)
Oath Date:
1/3/1933
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Insurance/Farming/Former Teacher, Wright County Schools
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture and Horticulture
-
Appropriations
-
Banks and Banking
-
Drainage
-
Education
-
State Development and Immigration
Reason for unfinished term:
Death
Elected:
11/4/1930
Residence:
Howard Lake
Term of Office:
1/5/1931 to 1/1/1933
Oath Date:
1/6/1931
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farming/Banking
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Banks and Banking
-
Education (Chair)
-
State Development and Immigration
-
State Prison
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
University and State Schools
Elected:
11/6/1928
Residence:
Howard Lake
Term of Office:
1/7/1929 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/8/1929
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Farming/Banking
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
State Development and Immigration
-
State Prison
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
Temperance
-
University and State Schools
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