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

Munch was born in Halberstadt, Prussia. He emigrated to the United States in 1849 and settled in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, in 1852, and then in Chengwatana, Minnesota, in 1857. He was in the lumber industry and owned a sawmill. Munch served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He was a Republican. During the American Civil War, Munch served in the 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery and was commissioned a major. He was wounded during the American Civil War. Munch serve as Minnesota State Treasurer from 1868 to 1872. He continued to be involved in the lumber business. Munch also operated a flour mill in Afton, Minnesota. He died in Afton.

Notes

1. Honoring our veterans: Pine County’s Emil Munch led First Minnesota in Civil War
2. Minnesota Legislators; Past & Present-Emil Munch
3. Minnesota Historical Society-Emil Munch papers
4. '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

External links

• Emil D. Munch at Find a Grave

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