Bio of MINER, Frederick M. (b.1862), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol II, pg 822-823
FREDERICK M. MINER
Frederick M. Miner, attorney at law of Minneapolis, was born in Clinton,
Massachusetts, February 18, 1862, and is a son of Hiram C. and Adeline M.
(Ingalls) Miner, the former a native of Connecticut, while the latter was born
in Vermont. The Miner family is of English origin and the ancestral line in
America can be traced back to the Mayflower. The father was a cotton mill owner
and manufacturer in Massachusetts for many years, but on account of ill health
gave up his business and removed to Sank county, Wisconsin, settling in the town
of Excelsior. There he carried on farming to the time of his death, which
occurred in 1866, and the mother passed away only eight months later.
Frederick M. Miner, who was only about five years of age at the time of the
death of his parents, was taken into the home of his only sister, with whom he
remained until he reached the age of sixteen. Through the period of his early
youth he attended the district schools, there laying the foundation for his
success and advancement in later life. He worked on a farm, early becoming
familiar with the methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops, and thus
he earned the funds wherewith he provided for his own support when later he
began preparation for a professional career. In his twentieth year he went to
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he began reading law in the office of Judge George
C. Teall, and in due course of time he passed the required examination and was
admitted to the bar when in his twenty-third year. Opening an office in Eau
Claire, he continued in the practice of his profession there until 1904, when he
went to Madison, Wisconsin, where he was assistant secretary of state under
Walter L. Houser for two and a half years.
It was in 1908 that Mr. Miner removed to Minneapolis, where he has since made
his home, and through the intervening period of fifteen years he has engaged in
the practice of law in this city, making steady advancement in his profession.
During the first two years he was in the office of Judge William A. Lancaster
and then became assistant general counsel for the Minneapolis & St. Louis
Railroad. After a brief period spent in that position he was made general
attorney, occupying the position for five years, while for one year he was
general counsel. He has since been engaged in private practice, trying all kinds
of cases and trying them well. His ability is pronounced, for he has
comprehensive knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence and prepares each
individual case with thoroughness and care. The court records bear testimony to
many favorable verdicts which he has won and he enjoys the high regard of his
professional brethren. He has membership with the Hennepin County Bar
Association.
On the 28th of September, 1918, Mr. Miner was united in marriage to Miss Emma P.
McDermott of Minneapolis and they reside at the Curtis Hotel, while his office
is in the McKnight building. Their permanent home, however, is at Lake
Minnewawa, Minnesota, and is known as Breezy Rest. There Mr. Miner owns an acre
and a quarter of land in one of the most desirable sites on the lake and to this
place he retires for rest and recreation from the onerous cares and
responsibilities of his profession. He was very active in Red Cross work during
the World war and he belongs to the Elks Club.