Melvin Baldwin Candidate

Born:	April 12, 1838 Chester, Vermont Windsor County United States
Resided:	Duluth, Minnesota Saint Louis County
Death:	April 15, 1901
Gender:	Man
Occupation:	Civil engineer
Military Service:	Company E, Second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, U.S. Civil War (Major, 1861-1864).
Political Party:	Democrat
Offices Held:	U.S. Representative: CD 06 (1893-1895).
Notes:	Baldwin was wounded at the Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861 and captured at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. He was imprisoned for 18 months at Macon, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina. Baldwin moved to Minnesota in 1885. He served as state Superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1894 to 1897. Baldwin moved to the west coast thereafter and committed suicide in Seattle, Washington from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Sources:	Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The Princeton Union, April 18, 1901 (p. 8).

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Biographical Director of the United States Congress

Number of state/federal offices sought	Number of campaigns	Number of winning campaigns
1	2	1

Date	Election	Stage	Party	Votes	Percent	Result
11/06/1894	U.S. House, District 06	General	Democrat	15,836	33.13%	Lost
11/08/1892	U.S. House, District 06	General	Democrat	17,317	43.37%	Won