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
Election Details
Number of state/federal offices sought | Number of campaigns | Number of winning campaigns |
---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 1 |
Date | Election | Stage | Party | Votes | Percent | Result |
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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 |
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