Kunze, William F. "W.F."
House 1911-12 (District 39)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
6/1/1872
Birth Place:
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Birth County:
Brown
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/14/1962
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.F.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Heating and Ventilating Business/Former Chemistry Instructor, University of Minnesota/Former Principal; Lake City High School, and Cleveland High School, St. Paul/Formerly Taught in Country School Districts
EDUCATION
Hamline University; Attended College;
University of Minnesota; College Graduate; Chemistry, 1897
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Hastings and Red Wing, Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Mayor:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (City Mayor);
07/08/1929 to 07/05/1931
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Galena Muedeking (married on August 12, 1902)
Children:
Three children: Florence, Dorothy (daughters), and William (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists 1872 as his birth year. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1911 lists 1873. His Social Security application also lists 1872.
He was raised on a farm near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.
He was Secretary of the Minnesota Educational Association, President of the High School Council, and President of the Superintendents' Association.
Elected: 11/8/1910
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/6/1913
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Heating and Ventilating Business/Former Chemistry Instructor, University of Minnesota/Former Principal; Lake City High School, and Cleveland High School, St. Paul/Formerly Taught in Country School Districts
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Compensation of Public Officials
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Education (Chair)
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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State Normal Schools
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Tri-County (Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis Counties)
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University and University Lands
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