Wuertz, Werner E.
Senate 1947-50 (District 5)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Dodge, Mower
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/8/1904
Birth Place:
Waltham Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Mower
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/26/1964
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Austin
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer, Owner
EDUCATION
Public School District No. 93, Waltham; At Least Elementary School;
Trinity Lutheran Parochial School, Waltham; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Waltham, Minnesota (Township Board, 8 years);
19?? to 19??
County Board/Commissioner:
Mower County, Minnesota (County Commissioner);
1960 to 03/26/1964
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Laura Jackel (married on August 31, 1927)
Children:
Four children: Duane (son), Barbara (daughter); (2 other children preceded him in death)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
His funeral was held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Austin, Minnesota.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Waltham Township, Minnesota. He belonged to the Missouri Synod.
Religion provided by the Journal of the Senate March 31, 1965, p. 796.
Body: Senate
District: 05
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Austin
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Dodge, Mower
Occupation: Farmer, Owner
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
State and County Fairs
-
Telephone and Telegraph
-
Workmens Compensation
Body: Senate
District: 05
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Austin
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Dodge, Mower
Occupation: Farmer, Owner
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
State and County Fairs
-
Telephone and Telegraph
-
Workmens Compensation
Articles & Books About
In Memoriam: Senators Ansgar L. Almen, H.M. Arens, Raymond H. Bares, Robert Cook Bell, Gordon H. Butler, David M. Carey, Homer M. Carr, Michael R. Cashman, Julius E. Diesen, Eric Friberg, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, March 31, 1965.
Tribute to Werner E. Wuertz, Minnesota Journal of the Senate, March 31, 1965, p. 796-797.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.