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Waste, John P. "J.P."

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Senate 1873-74 (District 15)

Party when first elected: Republican

Counties Served: Wabasha

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1837 (uncertain)

Birth Place: New York

Birth County:

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death: ??/??/1906

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names: J.P.

City of Residence (when first elected): Plainview

Occupation (when first elected): Physician, Surgeon

EDUCATION

Studied Medicine; Ann Arbor, Michigan

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: Ohio Voluntary Infantry 193rd Regiment (Surgeon); 18?? to 18??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Toensing lists his birth year as 1838 with a question mark. The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873 lists 1837.

He was raised on a farm.

He moved to Plainview, Minnesota in 1865.

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

Total Days Served: 728

SESSIONS SERVED

16th Legislative Session (1874)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/6/1874

Body: Senate

District: 15

Elected: 11/5/1872

Residence: Plainview

Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/4/1875
Oath Date: 1/7/1873

Counties Represented: Wabasha

Occupation: Physician

Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.

Committees:

Claims
Indian Affairs
Insane Asylum (Chair)
Soldiers Orphans

15th Legislative Session (1873)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/1873