Adolph Biermann

Adolph Biermann (November 19, 1842 – January 5, 1914) was an American farmer and politician.

Adolph Biermann

Biography

Born in Christiana, Norway, Biermann emigrated to the United States in 1862. He first settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and served in the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, during the American Civil War, until 1865. In 1866, he moved to Rochester, Minnesota, worked as a bookkeeper and settled on a farm. In 1874, Biermann was elected Auditor of Olmsted County, Minnesota. Biermann ran for Governor of Minnesota in 1883, receiving about 43% of the vote.[1] He also ran for Minnesota Secretary of State, and the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat losing the elections. In 1885, President Grover Cleveland appointed Biermann the United States Collector of Internal Revenue for Minnesota. From 1891 to 1895, Biermann served as Minnesota State Auditor. He died in Rochester, Minnesota, of a stroke.[2][3]

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"Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Nov 06, 1883". Retrieved May 5, 2016.
'Former State Auditor Dies-Adolph Biermann Passes Away at Rochester, Minn., Home,' Duluth Herald (Minnesota), January 7, 1914, pg. 10
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Party political offices
Preceded by Richard W. Johnson	Democratic nominee for Governor of Minnesota 1883	Succeeded by A. A. Ames
Political offices
Preceded by Orlan P. Whitcomb	Minnesota State Auditor 1891–1895	Succeeded by Robert C. Dunn

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