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Scherf, Frederick A. "Fred"

House 1919-20 (District 19)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served:  Goodhue

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 8/31/1870
Birth Place: Hay Creek Township, Minnesota
Birth County: Goodhue
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: ??/??/1933
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: Fred
City of Residence (when first elected): Red Wing
Occupation (when first elected): Hardware and Farmers' Implement Business/Former Secretary, Hay Creek Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co./Formerly Taught School, several years

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota State Horticultural Society (Life Member); 1??? to 1???
Municipal Board/Commission: Hay Creek Township, Minnesota (Township Board, Chair); 1??? to 1???
County Government: Goodhue County, Minnesota (Treasurer); 1908 to 191? [Elected]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Albert George Scherf  - Brother

GENERAL NOTES

He was raised on a farm.

Total Days Served: 728

SESSIONS SERVED

41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 19
Elected: 11/5/1918
Residence: Red Wing
Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/3/1921
Counties Represented: Goodhue
Occupation: Hardware and Farmers' Implement Business/Former Secretary, Hay Creek Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co./Formerly Taught School, several years
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Board of Control and Public Buildings
  • Civil Administration
  • Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
  • Markets and Marketing
  • Penal and Correctional Institutions
Photographs
Minnesota Legislators (1919) (Photo of Minnesota legislators including Frederick A. Scherf) From the Minnesota Historical Society's Visual Resources Database

These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.