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    Munn, Charles "Charlie"

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    House 1927-34 (District 36)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 3/17/1887
    Birth Place: Maple Grove, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 1/31/1973
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Charlie
    City of Residence (when first elected): Osseo
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Government: Maple Grove, Minnesota (Town Clerk, 10 years); 1??? to 1??? [Elected]
    Municipal Government: Maple Grove, Minnesota (Constable, 11 years); 1??? to 1??? [Elected]
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission; 01/08/1935 to 1941 [Elected]
    U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission: United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. (Administrative Secretary to United States Representative William Gallager); 1944 to 1945
    U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission: United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C. (Administrative Secretary to United States Representative Roy Wier); 1948 to 1959

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Mary
    Children: Five children: Robert, Howard, and Gerald (sons); Marion and Kathryn (daughter)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was born on a farm. He moved to north Minneapolis, Minnesota after he retired.

    He was elected to the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission as a member of the Farmer-Labor Party in 1934.

    In 1933, the "House speakership had been offered to Charles Munn, a Republican progressive from Osseo who had attended the March 1932 state Republican convention but who later supported and campaigned for [Gov. Floyd B.] Olson." (Gieske, Millard L. Minnesota Farmer-Laborism, 1979, p. 173)

    "In 1926, Mr. Munn was elected to his first term in the House of Representatives. He originally caucused with the Conservatives, but later found the Farmer-Labor party to better reflect his principles and philosophy." ( Minnesota House of Representatives Memorial Service, April 19, 1973)

    He ran unsuccessfully as the Minnesota Farmer-Labor party endorsed candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Congressional District 3 in the 1942 election.

    He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsement to run for the United States House of Representatives in Congressional District 3 in the 1944 election. He lost the endorsement to William James Gallagher.

    He funeral was heald at St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Osseo, Minnesota. He was buried in the church cemetery.

    Religion provided by his obituary.

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    Total Days Served: 2926

    SESSIONS SERVED

    48th Legislative Session (1933-1934)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 36
    Elected: 11/8/1932
    Residence: Osseo
    Term of Office: 1/3/1933 to 1/7/1935
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Farm Owner and Operator
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "The Liberals have controlled the House only in 1933, 1937, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1961." (Mitau, G. Theodore. Politics in Minnesota, 1970, p. 83.) "The House speakership had been offered to Charles Munn, a Republican progressive from Osseo who had attended the March 1932 state Republican convention but who later supported and campaigned for [Gov. Floyd B.] Olson." (Gieske, Millard L. Minnesota Farmer-Laborism, 1979, p. 173) He was elected to the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission as a member of the Farmer-Labor Party in 1934. "In 1926, Mr. Munn was elected to his first term in the House of Representatives. He originally caucused with the Conservatives, but later found the Farmer-Labor party to better reflect his principles and philosophy." ( Minnesota House of Representatives Memorial Service, April 19, 1973)
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
    Leadership Notes: "The Liberals have controlled the House only in 1933, 1937, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1961." (Mitau, G. Theodore. Politics in Minnesota, 1970, p. 83.) "The House speakership had been offered to Charles Munn, a Republican progressive from Osseo who had attended the March 1932 state Republican convention but who later supported and campaigned for [Gov. Floyd B.] Olson." (Gieske, Millard L. Minnesota Farmer-Laborism, 1979, p. 173) He was elected to the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission as a member of the Farmer-Labor Party in 1934.
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    47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 36
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Osseo
    Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/2/1933
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Farm Owner and Operator
    Party: Nonpartisan Election Party Notes: "In 1926, Mr. Munn was elected to his first term in the House of Representatives. He originally caucused with the Conservatives, but later found the Farmer-Labor party to better reflect his principles and philosophy." ( Minnesota House of Representatives Memorial Service, April 19, 1973)
    Committees:
    • Aircraft and Airways
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Public Highways
    • State and County Fairs
    • Towns and Counties
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    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 36
    Elected: 11/6/1928
    Residence: Osseo
    Term of Office: 1/8/1929 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election Party Notes: "In 1926, Mr. Munn was elected to his first term in the House of Representatives. He originally caucused with the Conservatives, but later found the Farmer-Labor party to better reflect his principles and philosophy." ( Minnesota House of Representatives Memorial Service, April 19, 1973)
    Committees:
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Public Highways
    • Reapportionment
    • State and County Fairs
    • Towns and Counties

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 36
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Osseo
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/7/1929
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: "In 1926, Mr. Munn was elected to his first term in the House of Representatives. He originally caucused with the Conservatives, but later found the Farmer-Labor party to better reflect his principles and philosophy." ( Minnesota House of Representatives Memorial Service, April 19, 1973)
    Committees:
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Public Domain
    • Soldiers Home, State Bonus and Ex-Service Men
    • State and County Fairs
    • Temperance
    • Towns and Counties
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Schreiber, William H. "Memorial to Charles Munn." Minnesota House of Representatives Memorial Service, April 19, 1973.

    "Ex-Speaker's Funeral Set (Obituary)." St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 2, 1973, p. 16C.

    "Charles Munn, 85, Speaker of State House Under Floyd Olson, Dies (Obituary)." Minneapolis Tribune, February 1, 1973.

    "Former State Official Dies (Obituary)." Minneapolis Star, February 1, 1973.


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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