Julius A. Schmahl | |
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| 13th Minnesota Secretary of State | |
| In office January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1921 | |
| Governor | John A. Johnson Adolph O. Eberhart Winfield S. Hammond J. A. A. Burnquist |
| Preceded by | Peter E. Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Mike Holm |
| 17th Minnesota State Treasurer | |
| In office January 1927 – January 1937 | |
| Governor | Theodore Christianson Floyd B. Olson Hjalmar Petersen |
| Preceded by | Edward W. Stark |
| Succeeded by | C. A. Halverson |
| 19th Minnesota State Treasurer | |
| In office January 1939 – January 1951 | |
| Governor | Harold E. Stassen Edward J. Thye Luther W. Youngdahl |
| Preceded by | C. A. Halverson |
| Succeeded by | Kristjan Valdimar Bjornson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1867 Traverse des Sioux, Minnesota |
| Died | April 10, 1955 (aged 87) Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth T. Dunnington
(m. 1895) |
| Relations | Fred Trump (son-in-law) |
| Profession | Editor and publisher |
Julius August Schmahl (August 1, 1867 – April 10, 1955) was a Minnesota politician, and a member of the Republican Party. He served nearly four decades in statewide elective office, as Minnesota's Secretary of State and Treasurer. He was a newspaper reporter and was the editor of the Redwood Falls Gazette newspaper.[1][2]
Biography
Julius A. Schmahl was born in Traverse de Sioux, Nicollet County, Minnesota on August 1, 1867.[2][3]
A newspaper editor and publisher, Schmahl was first elected to statewide office in 1906, winning election as Secretary of State. He would serve twelve years, stepping down in 1921. Schmahl later ran for State Treasurer in 1926. He would hold the position for all but two years between 1927 and 1951.
He married Elizabeth T. Dunnington in February 1895.[3] His daughter Julie was married to Arizona businessman and political candidate Fred Trump.[4]
Schmahl retired from politics in 1951. He died in Saint Paul, Minnesota on April 10, 1955, at the age of 87.[2]
References
- ↑ Political Graveyard
- 1 2 3 "Death Comes To Julius A. Schmahl". Fergus Falls Daily Journal. St. Paul. AP. April 11, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
- 1 2 Hyde, C. W. G.; Stoddard, William, eds. (1901). History of the Great Northwest and Its Men of Progress. The Minneapolis Journal. p. 328. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Republican Fred Trump For Governor". Arizona Daily Star. September 9, 1956. p. 11. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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