Peter McCracken Candidate
Born: |
January 29, 1829 Kirkinner, Dumfries and Galloway Wigtownshire County Scotland |
Resided: |
York Township,
Minnesota
Fillmore County |
Death: | May 5, 1908 |
Gender: | Man |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Political Party: | Republican; Greenback |
Offices Held: | Fillmore County Commissioner. York Township Justice of the Peace. State Representative: HD 03 (1872-1874, 1879-1883). |
Notes: | McCracken was elected to HD 03 as a Republican during his first stint in the Minnesota House and as a Greenbacker in his second stint. He came to the United States in 1846, locating in Erie County, New York. He came to Minnesota in 1855 and settled in York Township. |
Sources: | Scotland Census, 1841. United States Census, 1870. History of Fillmore County Minnesota by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge (1912, p. 970). Chatfield Democrat, October 7, 1871 (p. 3). |
Election Details
Number of state/federal offices sought | Number of campaigns | Number of winning campaigns |
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1 | 2 | 2 |
Date | Election | Stage | Party | Votes | Percent | Result |
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11/02/1880 | State House, District 03 | General | Greenback | 473 | 58.98% | Won |
11/05/1878 | State House, District 03 | General | Greenback | 446 | 62.64% | Won |