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Ignatius Lemm
Senate 1927-30 (District 46)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Stearns
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/1/1888
Birth Place:
, Minnesota
Birth County:
Stearns
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/8/1954
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Melrose
Occupation (when first elected):
Representative; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Western Stearns County/Formerly Taught Rural and Graded Schools, 12 years
EDUCATION
Stearns County Schools; Elementary School;
Duluth Teachers College; Attended College;
Valparaiso University, Indiana; Attended College; 1 year; 1910-1911
St. Cloud Teachers College; College Graduate; 1910
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Melrose, Minnesota (City Justice, 21 years);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Melrose, Minnesota (Water and Power Commission, Clerk);
1936 to 06/1954
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States War Finance Committee, Stearns County, Minnesota (Promoted the Sale of U.S. Government War Bonds, World War II);
194? to 194?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Margaret (Married in 1912)
Children:
Three children: Homer F., Mildred R., Carolyn K.
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on a farm.
"His interest in state and national politics did not lessen after his term as a Senator. He continued to work actively for his party, and for a number of years served as Stearns County chairman of the DemocratIc-Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 7, 1955, p. 1437)
His gravestone is in Saint Marys Cemetery, Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States of America.
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/2/1926
Residence:
Melrose
Term of Office:
1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/4/1927
Counties Represented:
Stearns
Occupation:
Representative; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Western Stearns County/Formerly Taught Rural and Graded Schools, 12 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Party Notes: "His interest in state and national politics did not lessen after his term as a Senator. He continued to work actively for his party, and for a number of years served as Stearns County chairman of the DemocratIc-Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 7, 1955, p. 1437)
Committees:
-
Insurance
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Domain
-
Soldiers Home
-
Telephone and Telegraph
-
Temperance
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/2/1926
Residence:
Melrose
Term of Office:
1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/4/1927
Counties Represented:
Stearns
Occupation:
Representative; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Western Stearns County/Formerly Taught Rural and Graded Schools, 12 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Party Notes: "His interest in state and national politics did not lessen after his term as a Senator. He continued to work actively for his party, and for a number of years served as Stearns County chairman of the DemocratIc-Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 7, 1955, p. 1437)
Committees:
-
Insurance
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Domain
-
Soldiers Home
-
Telephone and Telegraph
-
Temperance
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