Meilicke, Emil Julius "E.J."
House 1895-96 (District 8); Senate 1899-1902 (District 14)
Party when first elected: Populist
Counties Served:
Cottonwood, Jackson
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/19/1852
Birth Place:
Woldenberg
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Prussia
Date of Death:
9/23/1934
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Moravian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
E.J.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Windom
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Schools in Prussia; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Goodthunder, Minnesota (City Constable);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Wilhelmina Augusta Guderian
Children:
Six children: Otto, Carl, Hugo, Edward J., Adelaide H., and Ella
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to America with his parents in 1866 and settled on a farm in Winona County, Minnesota.
He was President of the Jackson County Farmer's Alliance.
Birth month and day, death month and day, birth place, and family relationships provided by a relative.
Religion provided by a relative.
Body: Senate
District: 14
Elected: 11/8/1898
Residence: Windom
Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
Counties Represented:
Cottonwood, Jackson
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Populist
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Elections
-
Federal Relations
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Illuminating Oils
Body: Senate
District: 14
Elected: 11/8/1898
Residence: Windom
Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
Counties Represented:
Cottonwood, Jackson
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Populist
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Federal Relations
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Illuminating Oils
-
Public Health, Dairy and Food
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Windom
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/4/1897
Counties Represented:
Cottonwood, Jackson
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Populist
Committees:
-
Census
-
Education
-
Hospitals for the Insane
-
Immigration
Articles & Books By
Meilicke, Emil G., Leaves from the Life of a Pioneer. Vancouver, B.C.: Wrigley Printing Company, 1948.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.