Cant, William A. 
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1895-96  (District 54)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Cook, Lake, St. Louis
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1863
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Westfield, Wisconsin
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Marquette
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            ??/??/1933
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Duluth
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Lawyer
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Wisconsin Common Schools; At Least Elementary School; 
St. Cloud Normal School; Attended College; 
University of Michigan, Law Department; Law Degree; 1885
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                            
                         
                        
                        
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                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He came to Minnesota in April 1881.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/6/1894
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Duluth
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/8/1895
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Cook, Lake, St. Louis
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Lawyer
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
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                                                Appropriations
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Building and Loan Associations
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary: Constitutional Law
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary: Real Estate
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary: Taxation (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Municipal Legislation (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Normal Schools
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                University and University Lands
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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