Albert Schaller

Albert Schaller
Albert Schaller
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office March 1915 – January 1917
Member of the Minnesota State Senate
In office 1895–1915
Personal details
Born	(1857-05-20)May 20, 1857 Long Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 31, 1934(1934-03-31) (aged 76) Hastings, Minnesota, U.S.
Resting place	Guardian Angels Cemetery, Hastings
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Katherine Elizabeth Meloy
Children	5 (including Rosemarie, Karl, Marion, and Josephine)
Alma mater	St. Vincent's College * Washington University School of Law
Profession	Jurist, politician, businessman

Albert Schaller (May 20, 1857 – March 31, 1934) was an American jurist, politician, and businessman.

Born in Long Grove, Illinois, The Schaller family moved to Hastings Minnesota on July 4 of that year. Schaller attended secondary school in France. Schaller received his bachelor's degree from St. Vincent's College in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and his law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1879. Schaller practiced law in Hastings, Minnesota and was the Hastings City Attorney and the city attorney for South St. Paul, Minnesota. He married Katherine Elizabeth (Kate) Meloy of Hastings and they had five children; four lived to adulthood – Rosemarie, Karl, Marion, and Josephine. He was also county attorney for Dakota County, Minnesota. Schaller served in the Minnesota State Senate from 1895 to 1915 and was a Democrat. In March 1915, Schaller was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court and served until January 1917. Schaller resumed his law practice in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Hastings, Minnesota. Schaller died in Hastings, Minnesota and is buried in the family plot in Guardian Angels Cemetery in Hastings.^[1][2][3]

Notes

1. Minnesota State Library Law-Albert Schaller
2. Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Albert Schaller
3. Proceedings In Memory Of Associate Justices Homer Bliss Dibell and Albert Schaller (October 18, 1934). Minnesota Supreme Court, 192 Minn. xxix-xlvi.