William R. Marshall Candidate
Born: |
October 17, 1825 Columbia, Missouri Boone County United States |
Resided: |
St. Paul,
Minnesota
Ramsey County |
Death: | January 8, 1896 |
Gender: | Man |
Occupation: | Army general |
Military Service: | 7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company K, Civil War (Brevet Brigadier General, 1862-1865). |
Political Party: | Democrat; Republican; Prohibition |
Offices Held: | Wisconsin State Assemblyman: La Pointe, St. Croix Counties (1848). Territorial Representative: HD 05 (1849-1850). St. Paul School Board member (1856-1857). Minnesota Governor (1866-1870). Minnesota Railroad Commissioner (1874-1882). |
Notes: | Marshall served as a Democrat in the Wisconsin Assembly and as a Republican Governor and Railroad Commissioner of Minnesota. He was the Prohibition nominee for Railroad Commissioner in 1881 as an incumbent. |
Sources: | Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, Serving the State: Wisconsin Legislators, 1848-2021. Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65. Progressive Men of Minnesota: Biographical Sketches and Portraits of the Leaders in Business, edited by Marion D. Shutter, D.D. and J.S. McLain (1897, p. 494). The Mirror, january 16, 1896 (p. 2). |
Minnesota Historical Society.
Election Details
Number of state/federal offices sought | Number of campaigns | Number of winning campaigns |
---|---|---|
2 | 6 | 5 |
Date | Election | Stage | Party | Votes | Percent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/08/1881 | Railroad Commissioner | General | Prohibition | 753 | 0.73% | Lost |
11/04/1879 | Railroad Commissioner | General | Republican | 60,651 | 56.95% | Won |
11/06/1877 | Railroad Commissioner | General | Republican | 55,368 | 57.72% | Won |
11/02/1875 | Railroad Commissioner | General | Republican | 45,044 | 54.66% | Won |
11/05/1867 | Governor | General | Republican | 34,874 | 54.16% | Won |
11/07/1865 | Governor | General | Republican | 17,318 | 55.58% | Won |
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