Senate 1935-42 (District 16)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Steele, Waseca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/9/1875
Birth Place:
Owatonna, Minnesota
Birth County:
Steele
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
9/30/1963
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
M.R.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Owatonna
Occupation (when first elected):
Nurseryman and Florist; President and Manager, Cashman Greenhouses, Owatonna/Farmer
EDUCATION
St. Mary's Parochial School; Elementary School;
Country Schools; Elementary School;
Pillsbury Academy, Owatonna; Secondary; Graduate
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Horticultural Society (Member);
19?? to 19??
County Board/Commissioner:
Steele County, Minnesota (County Fair Board, 20 years);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Owatonna, Minnesota (Charter Commission);
19?? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Owatonna, Minnesota (School Board);
1909 to 1917
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mary Patricia Quinn (married on January 7, 1905; she died on September 25, 1960)
Children:
Twelve children: Eleanor M., Dorothy M., Beatrice M., Patricia M., Virginia, Caroline J., Rosemary, and Mary Therese (daughters); Richard C., Robert M., Charles E., and Michael Richard Jr. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Thomas E. Cashman
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Brother
GENERAL NOTES
He was raised on a farm in Clinton Falls Township, Minnesota.
"While Mr. Cashman professed to be a Democrat in national and state politics he was a staunch conservative member of this body during his tenure as a senator." (In Memoriam, 1965, p. 15)
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and an Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent Order of the Elks, Owatonna Lodge 1395.
He died in Owatonna, Minnesota.
Family relationship provided by a relative.
Religion provided by In Memoriam.