Emil D. Munch (December 12, 1831 – August 30, 1887) was an American politician and businessman. Munch was born in

Halberstadt Halberstadt ( Eastphalian: ''Halverstidde'') is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the capital of Harz district. Located north of the Harz mountain range, it is known for its old town center that was greatly destroyed by Allied bomb ...

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

. He emigrated to the

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in 1849 and settled in

Taylors Falls, Minnesota Taylors Falls is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of U.S. Highway 8 and Minnesota State Highway 95. The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census. History Taylors Falls was platted in 1850 or 1851, and ...

, in 1852, and then in

Chengwatana, Minnesota Chengwatana is an abandoned village site in Pine County, Minnesota, Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The former village was located immediately east of Pine City, Minnesota, Pine City. The center of the village was generally considered ne ...

, in 1857. He was in the lumber industry and owned a sawmill. Munch served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint ...

in 1860 and 1861. He was a

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. During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

, Munch served in the

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and was commissioned a major. He was wounded during the American Civil War. Munch serve as

Minnesota State Treasurer The state treasurer of Minnesota was a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Twenty-six individuals occupied the office of state treasurer from 1858 until the office's abolition in 2003. The final state t ...

from 1868 to 1872. He continued to be involved in the lumber business. Munch also operated a flour mill in

Afton, Minnesota Afton is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,886 at the 2010 United States Census. It lies on a small bay where Valley Creek empties into the St. Croix River, several miles north of its confluence with ...

. He died in Afton, Minnesota.'Emil Munch's Death-A Politician and Official Whose Record Was Not Spotted,' The Saint Paul Globe (Sant Paul, Minnesota), September 3, 1887, pg. 2

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* 1831 births 1887 deaths Prussian emigrants to the United States People from Halberstadt People from Pine County, Minnesota People of Minnesota in the American Civil War Businesspeople from Minnesota State treasurers of Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American businesspeople {{Minnesota-politician-stub