Ferguson, Thomas M. "T.M."
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1909-12  (District 52)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1847
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Illinois
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            La Salle
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            ??/??/1935
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    T.M.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Barker
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Farmer
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Municipal Board/Commission: 
                                            Barker, Minnesota (Town Board, Chair); 
                         
                         18?? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Ada M. Lamson (married in 1874)
                                    Children: 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He was of Scottish ancestry.
He moved from Illinois to Newton County, Indiana.  From there he moved to Topeka, Kansas.  He then moved to Superior, Wisconsin in 1890.  He next settled on a homestead in Douglas County, Minnesota in December 1890.  He then moved to Carlton County, Minnesota in 1894.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/8/1910
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Barker
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/2/1911 to 1/5/1913
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/3/1911
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Farmer/President, Carlton County Farmers' Fire Insurance Co./Former Real Estate Business/Former Retail Grocery Business
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
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                                                Claims
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Dairy Products and Live Stock
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Education
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Forestry (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Logs and Lumber
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Roads and Bridges
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                State School at Owatonna
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/3/1908
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Barker
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/4/1909 to 1/1/1911
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/5/1909
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Farmer
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
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                                                Claims
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Forestry
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Logs and Lumber
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Lands
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Roads and Bridges
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                State Fair
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Towns and Counties
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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