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    Durfee, I. P.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1876-77 (District 38)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Watonwan

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 1/??/1838
    Birth Place: Rhode Island
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Worthington
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Rhode Island Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Board/Commissioner: Nobles County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, Chair); 1872 to 10/12/1875 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1872.

    "He stands square on the Republican platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 14)

    Total Days Served: 726

    SESSIONS SERVED

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: Senate
    District: 38
    Elected: 11/2/1875
    Residence: Worthington
    Term of Office: 1/13/1876 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/13/1876
    Counties Represented: Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Watonwan
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "He stands square on the Republican platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 14)
    Committees:
    • Federal Relations
    • Finance
    • Insane Asylum
    • Joint Destitution by Reason of Grasshopper Devastations Special
    • Towns and Counties (Chair)
    • Tree Planting
    Session Notes: I.P. Durfee contested the election of George S. Thompson. The Minnesota Senate determined that I.P. Durfee was entitled to the seat.

    18th Legislative Session (1876)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1876
    Body: Senate
    District: 38
    Elected: 11/2/1875
    Residence: Worthington
    Term of Office: 1/13/1876 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/13/1876
    Counties Represented: Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Watonwan
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "He stands square on the Republican platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 14)
    Committees:
    • Federal Relations
    • Military Affairs
    • Seed Grain and Grasshoppers
    • Towns and Counties
    • Tree Planting
    Session Notes: I.P. Durfee contested the election of George S. Thompson. The Minnesota Senate determined that I.P. Durfee was entitled to the seat.

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