William Meighen Candidate
Born: |
December 5, 1816 Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Greene County United States |
Resided: |
Forestville Township,
Minnesota
Fillmore County |
Death: | March 22, 1899 |
Gender: | Man |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Political Party: | Democrat; Democrat-Greenback; Greenback-Labor; Greenback; People's |
Offices Held: | State Representative: HD 09 (1859-1861); HD 14 (1868-1870). State Senator: SD 03 (1873-1877). Fillmore County Commissioner. |
Notes: | Meighen came to Minnesota in 1855 locating in Fillmore County. |
Sources: | United States Census, 1860. Preston Times, March 29, 1899 (p. 5). |
Election Details
Number of state/federal offices sought | Number of campaigns | Number of winning campaigns |
---|---|---|
4 | 5 | 0 |
Date | Election | Stage | Party | Votes | Percent | Result |
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11/02/1886 | State Senate, District 02 | General | People's | 2,106 | 45.23% | Lost |
11/07/1882 | State Senate, District 02 | General | Greenback | 1,550 | 45.90% | Lost |
10/25/1881 | U.S. Senate | Special | Greenback | 1 | 0.72% | Lost |
11/04/1879 | Governor | General | Greenback-Labor | 4,264 | 4.00% | Lost |
11/05/1878 | U.S. House, District 01 | General | Democrat-Greenback | 12,845 | 39.64% | Lost |