Schaffer, Emil
House 1959-62 (District 5)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Mower
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/10/1896
Birth Place:
Bessemer, Michigan
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/3/1979
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Austin
Occupation (when first elected):
Retired Minnesota State Game Warden
EDUCATION
Bessemer Public Schools; Secondary;
Highland Park College, Des Moines, Iowa; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Army (World War I, France and Germany);
191? to 19??
State Agency:
Minnesota State Game Warden;
1931 to 07/15/1958
County Government:
Mower County, Minnesota (Civil Defense Director);
1948 to 1950
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
One child: William R. (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He became a resident of Minnesota in 1916.
He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Minnesota.
Religion reported in the Minneapolis Star, December 8, 1960.
Elected: 11/8/1960
Residence: Austin
Term of Office: 1/3/1961 to 1/7/1963
Counties Represented:
Mower
Occupation: Retired Minnesota State Game Warden
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Game and Fish
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Labor
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Municipal Affairs
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State Institutions
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Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected: 11/4/1958
Residence: Austin
Term of Office: 1/6/1959 to 1/2/1961
Counties Represented:
Mower
Occupation: Retired Minnesota State Game Warden
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Commercial Transportation and Communications
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Municipal Affairs
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Penal Institutions
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Public Domain
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Veterans and Military Affairs
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