Schaller, Albert
Senate 1895-98 (District 24); Senate 1899-1914 (District 30)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Dakota
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/20/1856
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/31/1934
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hastings
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business
EDUCATION
Hastings Public Schools; Elementary School;
Public Schools, France; Postsecondary; 2 Years
Public Schools, Germany; Postsecondary;
St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; College Graduate;
Studied Law; With Mr. Clagett and Mr. Searles, Hastings, Minnesota
Washington University, Law Department, St. Louis, Missouri; LL.B.; With Honors, June 12, 1879; Admitted to Practice in Minnesota, July 1879
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Dakota County, Minnesota;
1879 to 01/1891
[Elected]
Municipal Attorney:
Hastings, Minnesota (City Attorney);
1891 to 1897
[Elected]
Municipal Attorney:
South St. Paul, Minnesota (City Attorney);
1895 to 1899
Judge:
Minnesota Supreme Court (Associate Justice, Appointed by Governor Winfield S. Hammond);
03/1915 to 01/1917
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Katherine "Kate" E. Meloy (married in 1881)
Children:
Five children: Rose Marie, Marion, and Josephine (daughters); Karl (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of French ancestry.
He moved to Hastings, Minnesota on July 4, 1856, with his parents.
"In politics he was a Democrat and an influential member of the senate." (Proceedings in Memory of Associate Justices Homer Bliss Dibell and Albert Schaller, October 18, 1934)
Religion provided by Proceedings in Memory of Associate Justices Homer Bliss Dibell and Albert Schaller, October 18, 1934.
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/8/1910
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business Experience
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Charitable Institutions (Chair)
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Claims
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Hospitals for the Insane
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Insurance
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Judiciary
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Railroads
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University and University Lands
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/8/1910
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business Experience
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Grain and Warehouse
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Hospitals for Insane
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Illuminating Oils
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Institutions for the Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Cripples and Inebriates (Chair)
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Insurance
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Judiciary
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Mines and Minerals
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Taxes and Tax Laws
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Education
-
Forestry and Fire Protection (Chair)
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Hospitals for Insane
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Insurance
-
Judiciary
-
Public Health and Pure Food
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Rules
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Education
-
Forestry and Fire Protection (Chair)
-
Hospitals for Insane
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Insurance
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: Commercial Law
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Judiciary: Constitutional Law
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Judiciary: Criminal Law (Chair)
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Judiciary: Railroads
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Public Health and Pure Food
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Rules
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/4/1902
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/6/1903 to 1/7/1907
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Corporations
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Education
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Forestry and Fire Protection
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Hospitals for Insane
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Insurance
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Criminal Law
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Judiciary: Insurance (Chair)
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Judiciary: Special Legislation
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Labor
-
Rules
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/4/1902
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/6/1903 to 1/7/1907
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Education
-
Forestry and Fire Protection
-
Hospitals for Insane
-
Insurance
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: Criminal Law
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Judiciary: Insurance (Chair)
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Judiciary: Special Legislation
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Labor
-
Rules
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/8/1898
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Corporations
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Hospitals for Insane
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Indian Affairs
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Insurance
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Judiciary
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Rules
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State Prison
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State Training School
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Temperance
Body: Senate
District: 30
Elected: 11/8/1898
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Hospitals for Insane
-
Indian Affairs
-
Insurance
-
Judiciary
-
Rules
-
State Prison
-
State Training School
Body: Senate
District: 24
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Deaf, Dumb and Blind
-
Hospitals for Insane
-
Judiciary
-
State Prison
-
Temperance
Body: Senate
District: 24
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Practicing Law/Former Mercantile and Newspaper Business
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Deaf, Dumb and Blind
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Hospitals for Insane
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Judiciary
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Reapportionment
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State Prison
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University and University Lands