Adolph Biermann
Adolph Biermann (November 19, 1842 – January 5, 1914) was an American farmer and politician.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born in Christiania, Norway, Biermann emigrated to the United States in 1862.[1] He first settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and served in the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, during the American Civil War, until 1865.[1] He was involved in the Battle of Perryville and Battle of Stones River.[1] 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.[2] 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. In 1907 he sold his Rochester home and farm to Charlie Mayo. The Bierman farm became the center of the Mayowood Estate. He died in Rochester, Minnesota, of a stroke.[1][3][4]
References
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- 1842 births
- 1914 deaths
- Norwegian emigrants to the United States
- Politicians from Rochester, Minnesota
- Politicians from Milwaukee
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Businesspeople from Minnesota
- Farmers from Minnesota
- Minnesota Democrats
- County officials in Minnesota
- Minnesota state auditors
- 19th-century Minnesota politicians
- Minnesota politician stubs