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Charles Sumner Cairns
House 1893-94 (District 31)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/4/1856
Birth Place:
Duncan Falls, Ohio
Birth County:
Muskingum
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1918 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law
EDUCATION
Muskingum County Common Schools, Ohio; Elementary School;
Muskingum College, Ohio; College Graduate; Classical Course, 1876
Michigan University, Law Department; Law Degree; 1882
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Frances V. Shellabarger (married on October 30, 1884)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of English ancestry.
He was born on a farm near Duncan Falls, Ohio.
He came to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1883.
He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.
Elected:
11/8/1892
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Oath Date:
1/3/1893
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Elections (Chair)
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Judiciary
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Municipal Legislation
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