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    Beatty, Samuel B. "S.B."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1877 (District 36); House 1887-88 (District 18)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Sibley

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 11/15/1841
    Birth Place: Armstrong, Pennsylvania
    Birth County: Indiana
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: S.B.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Dryden
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Drover

    EDUCATION

    Pennsylvania Schools; At Least Elementary School; until he was 14 years old
    Illinois Graded Schools; Secondary; 2 years

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: 10th Minnesota Regiment, Company I/16th Army Corps (United States Civil War, Siege of Nashville); 1861 to 09/10/1865

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Henry County, Illinois in 1855, with his parents. He came to Dryden, Minnesota in 1857.

    "He is a Democrat, descended from a democratic ancestry as far back as he has any knowledge of their history." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 29)

    Total Days Served: 1106

    SESSIONS SERVED

    25th Legislative Session (1887-1888)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1887
    Body: House
    District: 18
    Elected: 11/2/1886
    Residence: Arlington
    Term of Office: 1/3/1887 to 1/6/1889
    Oath Date: 1/4/1887
    Counties Represented: Sibley
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Grain and Warehouse Inspection
    • Reapportionment Special

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: House
    District: 36
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Dryden
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Sibley
    Occupation: Farmer/Drover
    Party: Democratic Party Notes: "He is a Democrat, descended from a democratic ancestry as far back as he has any knowledge of their history." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 29)
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Engrossment
    • Joint Grasshopper

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