Kneeland, Thomas R. 
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 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
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    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:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Cities
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Education
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Game and Fish
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary: Constitutional Law (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:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                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:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                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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                                                Soldiers Home
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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