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Thomas R. Kneeland
House 1909-14 (District 41); House 1915-16 (District 31)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1851
Birth Place:
Maine
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1944
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Engaged in the Practice of Law
EDUCATION
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; College Graduate; 1874
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, Portland, Maine, 1879; Minnesota 1880; United States Supreme Court, 1903
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Attorney General Staff:
Minnesota Office of the Attorney General (Special Counsel to the Minnesota Attorney General in the Gross Earnings Tax Case, State of Minnesota vs. the Great Northern Railway Company);
1??? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Efficiency and Economy Commission (Created to Reorganize State Government Departments);
1913 to 19??
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Josephine W. Underwood (married in 1887)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1880.
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 12/31/1916
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Cities
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Education
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Game and Fish
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Judiciary
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Judiciary (Chair)
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Public Domain
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State Prison and Reformatory
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Telephone and Telegraph
Elected:
11/5/1912
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/6/1913 to 1/3/1915
Oath Date:
1/7/1913
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Claims
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Corporations Other Than Municipal
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Drainage
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Judiciary
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Public Domain (Chair)
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Reapportionment
Elected:
11/8/1910
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/2/1911 to 1/5/1913
Oath Date:
1/3/1911
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Drainage
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Forestry
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Game and Fish
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Judiciary (Chair)
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Public Lands
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Public Parks
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State Fair
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Tri-County (Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis Counties)
Elected:
11/3/1908
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/4/1909 to 1/1/1911
Oath Date:
1/5/1909
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Corporations Other Than Municipal
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Forestry
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Judiciary
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Municipal Legislation
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Public Parks
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