Andrews, Christopher Columbus "C.C."
Senate 1859-60 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Benton, Meeker, Stearns
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/27/1829
Birth Place:
, New Hampshire
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
9/21/1922
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
C.C.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Cloud
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Harvard College; Studied Law;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
3rd Minnesota Infantry, Union Army (United States Civil War/War of the Rebellion; Siege of Vicksburg and Capture of Little Rock; Colonel, Brigadier General, and Brevet Major General);
1861 to 186?
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Representative at the Court of Sweden/United States Diplomat (Sweden);
1869 to 1877
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Consul General (Brazil);
1880 to 1885
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Forestry Board (Chief Fire Warden, First One in 1899; Served the Forest Service for 26 years);
1895 to 1922
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single (when he served in the Legislature); Mary Frances Baxter (married on December 7, 1868)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1857.
He became interested in reforestation of Minnesota based on his time spent as a diplomat in Stockholm, Sweden. He served as Minnesota's first chief fire warden.
He is buried in Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Body: Senate
District: 20
Elected: 10/11/1859
Residence: Saint Cloud
Term of Office: 12/7/1859 to 1/7/1861
Counties Represented:
Benton, Meeker, Stearns
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Education and Science
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Judiciary
Articles & Books By
Andrews, C. C. Christopher C. Andrews: [...] Recollections: 1892-1922. Cleveland: A. H. Clark, 1928.
Articles & Books About
"First Forestry Commander." Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, March-April 2011, p. 17.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.