Way, Edwin F.
House 1877 (District 11)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Dodge
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/2/1831
Birth Place:
Dempster, New Hampshire
Birth County:
Sullivan
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Methodist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Claremont
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Sullivan County Schools, New Hampshire; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Claremont, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace, 13 years);
18?? to 18??
Military:
3rd Minnesota, Company E (United States Civil War, Discharged by Reason of Physical Disability, Captain and Lieutenant Colonel, 13 months);
186? to 186?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ann A. Stearns
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1855, settled at Claremont.
He was discharged from military service by reason of physical disability.
He was "a member of the Republican party since its organization." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 53)
Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Claremont
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Dodge
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He was "a member of the Republican party since its organization." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 53)
Committees:
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Banks
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Joint Grasshopper
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Public Accounts and Expenditures