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    Crooks, William "Wm."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1875-77 (District 23); Senate 1881-82 (District 23)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 6/20/1832
    Birth Place: New York City, New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 12/17/1907
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Wm.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Civil Engineer

    EDUCATION

    U.S. Military Academy, West Point; College Graduate; Department of Civil Engineers; Class of 1854

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: 6th Minnesota Regiment (United States Civil War, Colonel); 08/22/1862 to 10/28/1864

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married (when first elected); Widower (first listed in 1876)
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1857.

    "He is a Democrat all over" (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 34).

    "In honor of his railroad services, the first steam locomotive operated in Minnesota was named for him" (Colonels in Blue, 2017, p. 208).

    He died in Portland, Oregon and is buried in Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota (Colonels in Blue, 2017, p. 208).

    Total Days Served: 1827

    SESSIONS SERVED

    22nd Legislative Session (1881-1882)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1881
    Body: Senate
    District: 23
    Elected: 11/2/1880
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/4/1881 to 1/1/1883
    Oath Date: 1/4/1881
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Civil Engineer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Geological and Natural History Survey of the State (Chair)
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Lands
    • State Reform School

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: House
    District: 23
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Civil Engineer/Former Chief Engineer, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
    Party: Democratic Party Notes: "He is a Democrat all over." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 34)
    Committees:
    • Joint Grasshopper (Chair)
    • Railroads
    • State Prison

    18th Legislative Session (1876)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1876
    Body: House
    District: 23
    Elected: 11/2/1875
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/1/1877
    Oath Date: 1/4/1876
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Civil Engineer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Railroads
    • State Prison

    17th Legislative Session (1875)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1875
    Body: House
    District: 23
    Elected: 11/3/1874
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1875 to 1/3/1876
    Oath Date: 1/5/1875
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Civil Engineer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • State Prison

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