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    Ives, John H.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1889-90 (District 27); House 1893-94 (District 26); Senate 1899-1902 (District 35)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/30/1854 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: Burlington, Iowa
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1902
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer

    EDUCATION

    Studied Law; With Baker and Spooner, Hudson, Wisconsin; With His Uncle Honorable C.M. Harris, Chicago, Illinois
    Chicago Law School, Illinois; Law Degree; Admitted as an Attorney, 1875

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Attorney: Barron County, Wisconsin (Assistant and Counsel to the District Attorney, Tax Litigation); 1875 to 18??
    County Attorney: Barron County, Wisconsin (District Attorney); 11/1886 to 18?? [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Toensing lists his birth year as 1855. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists 1854.

    He moved to Barron County, Wisconsin in 1875. He came to St. Paul, Minnesota in May 1883.

    Total Days Served: 2926

    SESSIONS SERVED

    32nd Legislative Session (1901-1902) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 35
    Elected: 11/8/1898
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Claims
    • Corporations
    • Federal Relations
    • Finance
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Health, Dairy and Food
    • State Training School

    31st Legislative Session (1899-1900)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 35
    Elected: 11/8/1898
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Claims
    • Corporations
    • Federal Relations
    • Finance
    • Military Affairs
    • State Training School
    • Temperance

    28th Legislative Session (1893-1894)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 26
    Elected: 11/8/1892
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1893 to 1/7/1895
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Grain and Warehouse
    • Incorporations Other Than Municipal
    • Judiciary
    • Public Lands
    • Temperance Legislation

    26th Legislative Session (1889-1890)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/6/1888
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/8/1889 to 1/5/1891
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Drainage Special
    • Illuminating Oils Special
    • Judiciary
    • Railroads
    • Temperance

    OTHER INFORMATION

    No other information has been entered for this legislator. These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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