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Peter E. Barrett
House 1891-94 (District 40)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
McLeod
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1853
Birth Place:
Pennsylvania
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hutchinson
Occupation (when first elected):
Grain Merchant
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1859.
Elected:
11/8/1892
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Oath Date:
1/3/1893
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Wheat Business
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Commerce
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Labor and Labor Legislation
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Temperance Legislation
Elected:
11/4/1890
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/5/1891 to 1/1/1893
Oath Date:
1/6/1891
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Grain Merchant
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Incorporations
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State Normal Schools
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Taxes and Tax Laws