Holding, Randolph
House 1872 (District 31)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Stearns
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/27/1844
Birth Place:
Illinois
Birth County:
McHenry
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Joseph
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
8th Minnesota Regiment;
1862 to 1865
Municipal Government:
Holding, Minnesota (Township Clerk);
1870 to 1881
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Holding Township and Holdingsford are named for him. Holding Township was named to honor him as its first permanent settler. He made a homestead claim in 1868. (He arrived in Minnesota in 1861. He platted the village of Holding's Ford six years later. (Minnesota Place Names)
From 1866 to 1868, he engaged in freighting from St. Cloud to the Red River. (Minnesota Place Names)
Elected: 11/7/1871
Residence: Saint Joseph
Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 1/6/1873
Counties Represented:
Stearns
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Rules and Joint Rules
-
Ways and Means
No other information has been entered for this legislator.
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