House 1899-1900 (District 36)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/29/1855 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Louisville, Kentucky
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1924
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Private Detective Agency, St. Paul/Formerly Worked for P.H. Kelly and Co., 10 years/Former Detective, St. Paul Police Department
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
St. Paul, Minnesota (City Council);
1875 to 1878
Municipal Government:
St. Paul, Minnesota (Police Department, Detective);
1881 to 1896
Municipal Government:
St. Paul, Minnesota (Police Department, Police Chief);
1900 to 1912
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Annie B. Murphy (married on January 24, 1890)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1855. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1899 lists 1856. A Minnesota Historical Society staff member says it is 1855.
He came to Minnesota in 1856.
Birth date, year he came to Minnesota, wife's name, and death year provided by the Minnesota Historical Society.