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Julius H. Block
Treasurer of Minnesota
In office
1901–1907
Personal details
Born
Julius Herrman Block

(1860-03-30)March 30, 1860
Galion, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 1915(1915-09-26) (aged 55)
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Julius Herrman Block (March 30, 1860 – September 26, 1915) was an American businessman and politician.

Biography

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Block was born in Galion, Ohio and he moved with his parents to Le Sueur County, Minnesota. In 1880, Block worked as a storekeeper at the Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in St. Peter, Minnesota. He served on the St. Peter Police Force and as the Nicollet County, Minnesota sheriff. He was a Republican. In 1883 and 1884, Block served as a corporal in the Minnesota State Militia, Company I. Block served as the Minnesota State Treasurer from 1901 to 1907. After he left office, Block was the editor of a monthly literary magazine published in Duluth, Minnesota: The Bull's Eye. Block died in Duluth, Minnesota from Bright's Disease.[1][2]

Notes

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  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVI. James T. White & Company. 1918. p. 121. Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Julius Block Passes Away", Albert Lea Freeborn County Standard, September 29, 1915
Political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of Minnesota
1901–1907
Succeeded by