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Wollan, Michael A. "M.A."

House 1877 (District 39); House 1887-88 (District 41)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Big Stone, Grant, Pope, Stevens

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1844
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country: Norway
Date of Death: ??/??/1930
Gender: Male
Religion: Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: M.A.
City of Residence (when first elected): Glenwood
Occupation (when first elected): Merchant

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

County Government: Pope County, Minnesota (Register of Deeds); 1870 to 1874 [Elected]
Postmaster: Glenwood, Minnesota; 1874 to 18??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married (when first elected); Widower (listed in 1887)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Minnesota in 1860, 1861, or 1863, with his parents and settled in Fillmore County. He moved to Glenwood, Minnesota in 1868.

"Mr. Wollan is a Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 55)

Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.

Total Days Served: 1106

SESSIONS SERVED

25th Legislative Session (1887-1888)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 41
Elected: 11/2/1886
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/4/1887 to 1/7/1889
Counties Represented: Pope
Occupation: Merchant
Party: Not Available
Committees:
  • Immigration (Chair)
  • Public Accounts and Expenditures
  • Towns and Counties

19th Legislative Session (1877)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 39
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented: Big Stone, Grant, Pope, Stevens
Occupation: Merchant
Party: Republican Party Notes: "Mr. Wollan is a Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 55)
Committees:
  • Agriculture and Manufacture
  • Joint Grasshopper
  • Towns and Counties