Erickson, J. H.
House 1915-16 (District 48)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Big Stone
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1866 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Dalsland
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Clinton
Occupation (when first elected):
Cashier, First National Bank (formerly called the Bank of Clinton)/Former Lumber and Mercantile Business
EDUCATION
Goodhue County Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Clinton, Minnesota (Village Treasurer, 20 years);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Clinton, Minnesota (School Board Member, 24 years);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a "member of the state and county Republican committees at various times." (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1915, p. 699)
Toensing lists his birth year as 1858. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1915 lists 1866.
Toensing lists his middle initial as L. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1915 and the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1915 list H.
He moved to Goodhue County, Minnesota in 1869, with his parents. He moved to Clinton, Big Stone County, Minnesota in 1886.
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Clinton
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 12/31/1916
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
Big Stone
Occupation:
Cashier, First National Bank (formerly called the Bank of Clinton)/Former Lumber and Mercantile Business
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: He was a "member of the state and county Republican committees at various times." (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1915, p. 699)
Committees:
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Agricultural Schools
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Banks and Banking (Chair)
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Insurance
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State Fair
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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