Findley, Samuel J. 
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 Territorial House  1852  (District 2)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  People's
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Ramsey
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
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                                            Date of Death: 
                                            ??/??/1854
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
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                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                | Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Findlay,Finley | 
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Saint Paul
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Indian Trader
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
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                                    At least One child: (daughter, she died while he was in office)
                                    
                                    
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                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    Toensing, A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872 list his last name as Findley.  The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists Finley.  The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873 lists Findlay.  This source also lists his middle initial as D.
His city of residence is listed as near Fort Snelling in The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873.
He is listed as a member of the People's Ticket in the 1851 election.  (A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, 1983 edition, by J. Fletcher Williams, p. 317)
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Body: 
                                            Territorial House
                                        
                                        
                                            District: 
                                            02
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            10/14/1851
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Saint Paul
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/7/1852 to 1/4/1853
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/7/1852
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Ramsey
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Indian Trader
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    People's
                                    Party Notes: He is listed as a member of the People's Ticket in the 1851 election.  (A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, 1983 edition, by J. Fletcher Williams, p. 317)
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
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                                                Internal Improvements
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Roads
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    Session Notes:
                                    His city of residence is listed as near Fort Snelling in The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873. From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain. 
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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