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Gross, Mathias

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Minneapolis, MN

House 1887 (District 30)

Party when first elected:  Not Available

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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Gender:  Male Religion:  Not Reported
City of Residence (when first elected):  Minneapolis

Occupation (when first elected):  None Listed

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GENERAL NOTES

Legislative Session: 25th (1887-1888)   Session Details
Body: House Elected: 11/2/1886 Term of Office: 1/4/1887 to 1/29/1887 (unfinished term)
District: 30 Residence: Minneapolis
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Not Available
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Reason for unfinished term: Other - See Notes
Session Notes: Mathias Gross was sworn in and and served until the Minnesota House of Representatives determined, after a recount, that Samuel Prather Snider received 12 votes more than Gross did and was entitled to the seat. The House Committtee on Elections' recount showed that Samuel Prather Snider received 4,694 votes, H.G. Merrill received 4,688, and Mathias Gross received 4,682.

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Articles & Books About
Snider v. Gross, Contested Election, Minnesota Journal of the House, January 28, and 29, 1887, p. 182, 201-203.




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