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    Kaercher, Lemuel Amerman "Lem, L.A."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1959-60 (District 48)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

    Counties Served:  Big Stone

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1892
    Birth Place: Minnesota
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 8/13/1981
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Congregational
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Lem, L.A.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Ortonville
    Occupation (when first elected): Newspaper Editor and Publisher; Ortonville Independent, Northern Star, and Graceville Paper/KDIO Radio Station Cofounder with His Son, 1956

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children: Two chidren: James "Jim" David (son); Barbara (daughter)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was one of eleven children. His parents, Aaron B. and Gertrude, were the founders of Preston, Minnesota.

    As a young adult he traveled over the United States in railroad boxcars and lived as a hobo.

    He was a member of the Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Fraternity.

    He died from complications related to pneumonia in Ortonville, Minnesota. His funeral was held at the First Congregational Church in Ortonville, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1959-60.

    Total Days Served: 728

    SESSIONS SERVED

    61st Legislative Session (1959-1960)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1959
    Body: House
    District: 48
    Elected: 11/4/1958
    Residence: Ortonville
    Term of Office: 1/5/1959 to 1/1/1961
    Oath Date: 1/6/1959
    Counties Represented: Big Stone
    Occupation: Newspaper Editor and Publisher; Ortonville Independent, Northern Star, and Graceville Paper/KDIO Radio Station Cofounder with His Son, 1956
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • Dairy Products and Livestock
    • Drainage and Soil Conservation
    • Game and Fish
    • General Legislation
    • Motor Vehicles

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