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Walter Muir
House 1877-78 (District 12)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Steele
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/22/1836 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Scotland
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Berlin
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Chicago Academy, Illinois; At Least Elementary School;
Studied Law;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
15th Illinois Infantry (United States Civil War; Battles of Arkansas Post, Fort Pemberton, Mobile, Vicksburg; Mississippi Gunboat Flotilla, Master's Mate, 4th Master; U.S. Steamer, Chillicothe, 1st Lieutenant; Gulf Squadron, U.S. Steamer Cincinnati);
1862 to 05/18/65??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on the banks of the Clyde. He came to the United States in 1848, with his parents. They settled in Ulster County, New York. He moved to a farm near Chicago, Illinois in 1852. He went to Colorado to search for gold in 1859. He came to Minnesota in 1865.
"He is as true a Republican as his deeds are brilliant." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 47)
Elected:
11/6/1877
Residence:
Berlin
Term of Office:
1/8/1878 to 1/6/1879
Oath Date:
1/8/1878
Counties Represented:
Steele
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Incorporations (Chair)
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Public Lands
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Elected:
11/7/1876
Residence:
Berlin
Term of Office:
1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date:
1/2/1877
Counties Represented:
Steele
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "He is as true a Republican as his deeds are brilliant." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 47)
Committees:
-
Joint Taxes and Tax Laws
-
Judiciary
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
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