Benedict, Clifford Lawrence 
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 Senate  1899-1902  (District 11)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Blue Earth
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            10/31/1862
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Winnebago, Wisconsin
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Winnebago
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            6/28/1926
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Mankato
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Practicing Law/Former Principal, Mapleton School
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar; May 22, 1888
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Attorney: 
                                            Blue Earth County, Minnesota (4 years); 
                         
                         1898 to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Postmaster: 
                                            Mankato, Minnesota; 
                         
                         1902 to ?
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
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                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He came to Minnesota in 1868 and settled on a farm in Blue Earth County.
He died in Crosby, Minnesota. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato, Minnesota.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Body: 
                                            Senate
                                        
                                        
                                            District: 
                                            11
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/8/1898
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Mankato
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/2/1899 to 1/4/1903
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/3/1899
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Blue Earth
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Practicing Law/Former Principal, Mapleton School
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
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                                                Elections (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Finance
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Labor
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Library
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Manufactures
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Normal Schools
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Public School
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Body: 
                                            Senate
                                        
                                        
                                            District: 
                                            11
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/8/1898
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Mankato
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/2/1899 to 1/4/1903
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/3/1899
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Blue Earth
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Practicing Law/Former Principal, Mapleton School
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
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                                                Elections (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Library
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Manufactures
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Normal Schools
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Public School
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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