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B. M. Chesley
House 1891-94 (District 51)
Party when first elected: Alliance and Republican
Counties Served:
Beltrami, Norman, Polk
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1842
Birth Place:
New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Ada
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
1st New York Mounted Rifles;
08/1862 to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Norman County, Minnesota in the spring of 1885.
Elected:
11/8/1892
Residence:
Ada
Term of Office:
1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Oath Date:
1/3/1893
Counties Represented:
Beltrami, Norman, Polk
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
People's
Committees:
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Prison Labor
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Railroads
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Elected:
11/4/1890
Residence:
Ada
Term of Office:
1/5/1891 to 1/1/1893
Oath Date:
1/6/1891
Counties Represented:
Beltrami, Norman, Polk
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Alliance and Republican
Committees:
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Insurance (Chair)
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Judiciary
-
Railroads
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Rules and Joint Rules