Thomas J. Meighen Candidate

Born: August 21, 1855
Forestville, Minnesota
Fillmore County
United States
Resided: Forestville Township, Minnesota
Fillmore County
Death: February 12, 1936
Gender: Man
Occupation: Farmer and merchant
Political Party: People's; Democrat-People's; Democrat; Farmer-Labor
Notes: Meighen served as vice president of the Farmers' Alliance and state chair of the People's Party. He served as a member of the state Board of Equalization fro 1899 to 1900.
Sources: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death (#11486). Minnesota State Census, 1895. The Minneapolis Journal, February 12, 1936 (p. 6).
Photo of Thomas J. Meighen
Photo of Thomas J. Meighen
The Minneapolis Journal, February 12, 1936 (p. 6).

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
6 7 0
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/06/1928 Lieutenant Governor General Farmer-Labor 235,133 24.96% Lost
11/02/1926 Treasurer General Farmer-Labor 244,861 38.89% Lost
06/19/1922 U.S. Senate Primary Democrat 19,941 33.08% Lost
11/08/1910 Auditor General Democrat 85,450 32.20% Lost
11/04/1902 Governor General People's 4,821 1.78% Lost
11/06/1900 Lieutenant Governor General Democrat-People's 126,419 41.27% Lost
11/06/1894 U.S. House, District 01 General People's 4,675 11.97% Lost