Senate  1883-84  (District 3);  House  1907-08  (District 6)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Not Available
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Mower
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            1/9/1837
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            , New York
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Schoharie
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            2/25/1921
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    Wm., W.L.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Austin
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Physician
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Albany Medical School, New York; Medical Degree; 1860
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Board/Commissioner: 
                                            Mower County, Minnesota (County Commissioner); 
                         
                         [Dates Unknown]
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Military: 
                                            (Examining Surgeon for Recruits, 2 years); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            U.S. Executive Branch: 
                                            United States Revenue (Revenue Agent); 
                         
                         05/1883 to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Mary E. Beatty (married January 9, 1862)
                                    Children: 
                                    One child: Lansing (son)
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He came to Minnesota in 1867 or 1868.
He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Minnesota.