House  1913-14  (District 41);  Senate  1915-18  (District 31)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Hennepin
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            4/30/1854
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Horse Head, New York
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Chemung
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            7/19/1930
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    Dad
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Minneapolis
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Insurance Business, Vice President of Wm. B. Joyce and Co. Agency/Former Superintendent; Dining Car and Hotel Department, Northern Pacific Railway
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            State Board/Commission/Council: 
                                            Land and Lakes Attractions Board (Appointed by the governor); 
                         
                         [Dates Unknown]
                                            [Appointed]
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Grace Elizabeth Thomas
                                    Children: 
                                    A daughter and a son
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He came to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1882.
He was a candidate for Senate district 31 in the election in 1930 when he passed away.
He was the past president of the Sons of the American Revolution.
He is buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Maryland.