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Schaffer, Emil

House 1959-62 (District 5)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

Counties Served:  Mower

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 4/10/1896
Birth Place: Bessemer, Michigan
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 6/3/1979
Gender: Male
Religion: Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Austin
Occupation (when first elected): Retired Minnesota State Game Warden

EDUCATION

Bessemer Public Schools; Secondary;
Highland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa; Attended College;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: United States Army (World War I, France and Germany); 191? to 19??
State Agency: Minnesota State Game Warden; 1931 to 07/15/1958
County Government: Mower County, Minnesota (Civil Defense Director); 1948 to 1950

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children: One child: William R. (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He became a resident of Minnesota in 1916.

He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Minnesota.

Religion reported in the Minneapolis Star, December 8, 1960.

Total Days Served: 1463

SESSIONS SERVED

62nd Legislative Session (1961-1962)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 05
Elected: 11/8/1960
Residence: Austin
Term of Office: 1/3/1961 to 1/7/1963
Counties Represented: Mower
Occupation: Retired Minnesota State Game Warden
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Game and Fish
  • Labor
  • Municipal Affairs
  • State Institutions
  • Temperance and Liquor Control

61st Legislative Session (1959-1960)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 05
Elected: 11/4/1958
Residence: Austin
Term of Office: 1/6/1959 to 1/2/1961
Counties Represented: Mower
Occupation: Retired Minnesota State Game Warden
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Commercial Transportation and Communications
  • Municipal Affairs
  • Penal Institutions
  • Public Domain
  • Veterans and Military Affairs
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