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    Wing, Marcus "M."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1873 (District 9); House 1877 (District 9); House 1889-90 (District 14)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Olmsted

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/7/1841
    Birth Place: Webster, Michigan
    Birth County: Washtenaw
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1911
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: M.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Rock Dell
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Michigan District Schools; At Least Elementary School;
    High School; Secondary;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married (married in 1861)
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Massachusetts around 1852, with his mother. He went to Portage City, Wisconsin in 1856. He came to Minnesota in 1864, settled at Rock Dell.

    He "comes again at the behest of his Republican constitutents." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 55)

    His party affiliation when first elected was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.

    Total Days Served: 1463

    SESSIONS SERVED

    26th Legislative Session (1889-1890)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1889
    Body: House
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/6/1888
    Residence: Rock Dell
    Term of Office: 1/7/1889 to 1/4/1891
    Oath Date: 1/8/1889
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Game and Game Laws Special
    • Railroads
    • Roads and Bridges
    • Soldiers Home

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: House
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Rock Dell
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: He "comes again at the behest of his Republican constitutents." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 55)
    Committees:
    • Insurance
    • Soldiers Orphans (Chair)

    15th Legislative Session (1873)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1873
    Body: House
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/5/1872
    Residence: Rock Dell
    Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/5/1874
    Oath Date: 1/7/1873
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Manufactures
    • Engrossment

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