Adolph Biermann

Adolph Biermann (November 19, 1842 – January 5, 1914) was an American farmer and politician who served as the fifth state auditor of Minnesota from 1891 to 1895 as a member of the Democratic Party.

Biography Born in Christiania, Norway, Biermann emigrated to the United States in 1862. He first settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and served in the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, during the American Civil War, until 1865. He also ran for Minnesota Secretary of State, and the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat losing the elections. In 1885, President Grover Cleveland appointed Biermann the United States Collector of Internal Revenue for Minnesota. From 1891 to 1895, Biermann served as Minnesota State Auditor. In 1907 he sold his Rochester home and farm to Charlie Mayo. The Bierman farm became the center of the Mayowood Estate. He died in Rochester, Minnesota, of a stroke.

Electoral history 1890

1894