Vollmer, Felton
House 1877 (District 36); Senate 1883-86 (District 35)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
McLeod, Sibley
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1846
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Germany
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Volmer |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Winsted Lake
Occupation (when first elected):
Miller
EDUCATION
St. Paul Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1877 list his last name as Vollmer. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1883 and 1885, and Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 list both Vollmer and Volmer.
He moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1852. He came to Minnesota in 1857, settled in St. Paul. He moved to Le Sueur, Minnesota in the fall of 1866. He moved to Winsted Lake, Minnesota in the spring of 1871.
He was "elected on the Democratic ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 53)
Body:
Senate
District:
35
Elected:
11/7/1882
Residence:
Winsted Lake
Term of Office:
1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Miller
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Grain and Warehouse Inspection
-
Immigration
-
Indian Affairs
-
Public Lands
Body:
Senate
District:
35
Elected:
11/7/1882
Residence:
Winsted Lake
Term of Office:
1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Miller
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Grain and Warehouse Inspection
-
Immigration
-
Indian Affairs
-
Public Lands
Elected:
11/7/1876
Residence:
Winsted Lake
Term of Office:
1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
McLeod, Sibley
Occupation:
Miller
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: He was "elected on the Democratic ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 53)
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