Henry Wuerzinger Candidate

Born: 1864
Martinsville, Virginia
United States
Resided: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County
Death: March 27, 1943
Gender: Man
Occupation: Physician
Political Party: Nonpartisan; Farmer-Labor
Notes: Wuerzinger was founder of the Minnesota Association of Naturopathy. In January, 1943 Wuerzinger was sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to practicing medicine without a license. The sentence was suspended and was placed on probation for three years. He had also been indicted for for performing an abortion on June 23, 1942 but was not tried on that count.
Sources: Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1943-MN-019379). Minneapolis Morning Tribune, January 7, 1943 (p. 9). Minneapolis Morning Tribune, January 13, 1943 (p. 9).
Photo of Henry Wuerzinger
Photo of Henry Wuerzinger
The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, October 22, 1916 (p.

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
2 5 1
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
06/21/1926 Lieutenant Governor Primary Farmer-Labor 12,697 9.42% Lost
11/07/1922 State House, District 31 General Nonpartisan 4,036 23.43% Lost
11/05/1918 State House, District 31 General Nonpartisan 1,529 17.36% Lost
06/17/1918 State House, District 31 Primary Nonpartisan 1,021 10.82% Won
11/07/1916 State House, District 31 General Nonpartisan 1,901 21.54% Lost