House 1915-18 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Dakota
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/6/1854
Birth Place:
Clinton, Massachusetts
Birth County:
Worcester
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
12/16/1920
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Farmington
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Hastings, Minnesota (Superintendent of the State Hospital);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Government:
Castle Rock, Minnesota (Township Assessor, 16 years);
[Dates Unknown]
School Board/Administration:
Castle Rock area, Minnesota (School Board);
[Dates Unknown]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Sarah Louise Daniels
Children:
Four children: George, Agnes, Laura, and Ruth
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Jerry Newton
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Great Great Nephew
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, Minnesota when he was 13 years old, with his parents. They settled on 160 acres of wild prairie land. His father died during their first winter in Minnesota.
"In his political views he is a Democrat." (History of Dakota and Goodhue Counties, vol. 1, 1933)
He was the first superintendent at the Hastings State Hospital when it opened in 1900.
He served as treasurer of the school board for a number of years.
Religion reported in History of Dakota and Goodhue Counties, vol. 1, Edited by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge.