Guilford, Paul Willis
House 1915-16 (District 33); Senate 1919-22 (District 33)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/15/1876
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/4/1956
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Christian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Engaged in the Practice of Law
EDUCATION
Minneapolis Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
University of Minnesota, Academic College; College Graduate; 1897
University of Chicago; Attended Graduate School;
University of Minnesota, Law Department; Law Degree; 1900
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Charter Commission);
1912 to 1913
Judge:
Hennepin County, Minnesota (County Juvenile Court Judge, Appointed by Governor Preus);
1923 to 1931
[Appointed]
Judge:
Hennepin County, Minnesota (District Court Judge, Municipal Court Judge, and District Court Special Referee);
1931 to 1955
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ella
Children:
Four children: Richard G. (son), Margaret and Eleanor (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
"During his term in the Senate he served as chairman of the interim commission which produced the Minnesota Workmen's Compensation law, for years the model on which such legislation in many states was patterned." (In Memoriam, 1957, p. 18)
Religion provided by In Memoriam.
Body: Senate
District: 33
Elected: 11/5/1918
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Cities of the First Class
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General Legislation
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Judiciary
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Railroads
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Rules
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Workmens Compensation (Chair)
Body: Senate
District: 33
Elected: 11/5/1918
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cities of the First Class
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Education
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Game and Fish
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Insurance
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Judiciary
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Motor Vehicles
Elected: 11/3/1914
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/1/1917
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Forestry
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Game and Fish
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Substantive Law
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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State Census
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State Hospitals
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Telephone and Telegraph
Articles & Books About
In Memoriam: Senators Ernest P. Anderson, Harry A. Bridgeman, Frank E. Dougherty, Severt B. Duea, Paul Guilford, James H. Hall, Albert Lodin, L.P.Lund, Robert G. Marshall, Fred Newton, Conrad Olson, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 5, 1957.
- The information on Paul Guilford also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 5, 1957, p. 1334-1335.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.