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Day, John H.

Sessions Served    Other Information

Territorial House 1854 (District 2)

Party when first elected:  Whig

Counties Served:  Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1816
Birth Place: Virginia
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: ??/??/1897
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): (Unknown)
Occupation (when first elected): None Listed

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GENERAL NOTES

"The other representatives were William A. Davis, Louis Bartlett, Levi Sloan, Democrats, and Dr. John H. Day, a Whig." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 476). He is listed as a Whig in the 1853 election. (A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, 1983 edition, by J. Fletcher Williams, p. 346)

Total Days Served: 364

SESSIONS SERVED

5th Territorial Legislative Session (1854)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1854
Body: Territorial House
District: 02
Elected: 10/12/1853
Residence: (Unknown)
Term of Office: 1/4/1854 to 1/2/1855
Oath Date: 1/4/1854
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Whig Party Notes: "The other representatives were William A. Davis, Louis Bartlett, Levi Sloan, Democrats, and Dr. John H. Day, a Whig." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 476). He is listed as a Whig in the 1853 election. (A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, 1983 edition, by J. Fletcher Williams, p. 346)
Committees:
  • Judiciary
  • Legislative Expenditures
  • Territorial Affairs (Chair)
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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