Meising was born in Taylors Falls, Minnesota on April 9, 1876, was educated in the public schools of Kansas City, Missouri, and for several years worked as a manufacturer's agent in Milwaukee.
[1] Meising was elected to the Assembly in 1920 to succeed Socialist Albert Ehlman (who did not seek re-election) as a member for the Fourth district of Milwaukee County (20th and 22nd wards of the City of Milwaukee), receiving 7278 votes to 6664 for Socialist Louis J.
[2] He ran for re-election in 1922, but lost to Socialist Albert F. Woller, who polled 3,246 votes to Meising's 2,049.
[5] In 1930 he unsuccessfully challenged Socialist incumbent Philip Wenz in the general election for the Assembly's 7th Milwaukee County seat, losing with 1103 votes to 1443 for Wenz, 314 for Democrat Fred Stich, and 34 for Jack Schwab.
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