Andrew R. (A.R.) McGill Candidate

Born:	February 19, 1840 Sagerstown, Pennsylvania Crawford County United States
Resided:	St. Paul, Minnesota Ramsey County
Death:	October 31, 1905
Gender:	Man
Occupation:	Minnesota Insurance Agency Commissioner
Military Service:	9th Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company D, Civil War (1st Sergeant, 1862-1863).
Political Party:	Republican
Offices Held:	Nicollet County Superintendent of Schools (1864-1865). Nicollet County District Court Clerk (1865-1869). Minnesota Governor (1887-1889). State Senator: SD 37 (1899-1905).
Notes:	McGill came to Minnesota in 1861 locating in Saint Peter. McGill was a former private secretary to Governor Horace Austin. He served as state Insurance Commissioner from 1873 to 1887. McGill was U.S. Postmaster at St. Paul from 1900 until his death in 1905. McGill was the father of Republican State Representative Charles H. McGill (HD 28, 1897-1899).
Sources:	Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1905-44-1587). United States Census, 1880. Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65. The Minneapolis Journal, October 31, 1905 (p. 2).

Painting of Andrew R. McGill
Minnesota Historical Society.

Number of state/federal offices sought	Number of campaigns	Number of winning campaigns
2	4	4

Date	Election	Stage	Party	Votes	Percent	Result
11/04/1902	State Senate, District 37	General	Republican	2,593	100.00%	Won
09/16/1902	State Senate, District 37	Primary	Republican	1,005	62.11%	Won
11/08/1898	State Senate, District 37	General	Republican	2,004	57.70%	Won
11/02/1886	Governor	General	Republican	107,064	48.55%	Won