Mettling, Peter J. "P.J."
House 1911-12 (District 18)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Chippewa
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/4/1856
Birth Place:
Taylor Township, Indiana
Birth County:
Harrison
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1930
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
P.J.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Montevideo
Occupation (when first elected):
Furniture and Undertaking Business/Former Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ida Jane Scribner
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Chippewa County, Minnesota when he was 18 and took up farming. He moved to Montevideo, Minnesota in 1890.
He was of German ancestry.
He was a partner in the Mettling-Rubertus family business.
He died in Montevideo, Minnesota.
Birth place, date of death, place of death and spouse provided by a relative.
Religion provided by a relative.
Elected:
11/8/1910
Residence:
Montevideo
Term of Office:
1/2/1911 to 1/5/1913
Counties Represented:
Chippewa
Occupation:
Furniture and Undertaking Business/Former Farmer
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Commerce and Retail Trade
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Dairy Products and Live Stock
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Grain and Warehouse
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