Congdon, Chester Adgate
House 1909-12 (District 51)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
6/12/1853
Birth Place:
Rochester, New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
11/21/1916
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Duluth
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Syracuse University, New York; College Graduate; 1875
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
U.S. Attorney:
United States District Attorney, Minnesota;
1881 to ?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Clara Hesperia Bannister (married around 1881)
Children:
Seven children, One adopted child: Walter Bannister, Edward Chester, Marjorie, Helen Clara, John (he died in infancy, 1893), Elisabeth Mannering, and Robert; Alfred Edward Bannister (Clara's nephew, adopted in 1898)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1879. He moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1892.
Congdon served as the Minnesota representative to the Republican National Convention in 1916 (MNopedia).
Congdon built Duluth's Glensheen.
Elected: 11/8/1910
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/6/1913
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: None Listed
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Drainage
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General Legislation
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Judiciary
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Public Lands
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Reapportionment (Chair)
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Rules and Joint Rules
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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Tri-County (Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis Counties)
Elected: 11/3/1908
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/5/1909 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Education
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Judiciary
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Municipal Legislation
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Public Health and Pure Food
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Railroads
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Taxes and Tax Laws