Scherf, Albert George
House 1901-02 (District 29)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Goodhue
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/20/1862 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Hay Creek, Minnesota
Birth County:
Goodhue
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Methodist, Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hay Creek
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer/Formerly Taught School, 2 years
EDUCATION
Hay Creek District Schools; Elementary School;
Red Wing High School; Secondary; 1 year
Curtiss Business College, Minneapolis; Postsecondary; 4 month course
Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, Iowa; College Graduate; 1890
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Hay Creek, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace, 2 years);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Emily Saupe (married on May 6, 1897)
Children:
Four children (two children while in office): Horace E., Eugene P., and Jerome L. (born after he left office), (sons); Ruth D. (born after he left office), (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Frederick A. Scherf
- Brother
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1863. History of Goodhue County, Minnesota, 1909 lists 1862.
He was of German ancestry.
He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
He was a member of the Knights of Pythias.
He was a member of the Methodist and English Lutheran churches.
Religion provided by History of Goodhue County, Minnesota, 1909.
Elected: 11/6/1900
Residence: Hay Creek
Term of Office: 1/8/1901 to 1/5/1903
Counties Represented:
Goodhue
Occupation: Farmer/Formerly Taught School, 2 years
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Mines and Minerals
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Prison Labor
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State Training School (Chair)