Howard, Asher  
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1917-22  (District 34)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Hennepin
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            5/26/1877
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Webster City, Iowa
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            7/7/1945
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Minneapolis
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Grain Business/Attorney
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Attended Law School; Business Education
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Attorney: 
                                            Kanabec County, Minnesota; 
                         
                         1906 to 1910
                                            [Elected]
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Alice Robinson; Divorced; Margaret Moore
                                    Children: 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He was born on a farm near Webster City, Iowa.
He lived in Chicago, Illinois for 7 years.  He moved to Kanabec County, Minnesota for his health in 1902.  He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1910.
He is buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/2/1920
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Minneapolis
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/3/1921 to 12/31/1922
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/4/1921
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Hennepin
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Attorney/Practical Experience in Farming Operations and Farm Products Marketing
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Elections
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Grain and Warehouse
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Markets and Marketing
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Health and Hospitals
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Workmens Compensation
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/5/1918
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Minneapolis
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/6/1919 to 1/2/1921
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/7/1919
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Hennepin
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Attorney/Practical Experience in Farming Operations and Farm Products Marketing
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Appropriations
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Elections
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Grain and Warehouse
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Markets and Marketing
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Workmens Compensation
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/7/1916
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Minneapolis
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/1/1917 to 1/5/1919
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/2/1917
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Hennepin
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Grain Business/Attorney
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Commerce and Retail Trade
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Crimes and Punishment
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Game and Fish
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Grain and Warehouse
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Taxes and Tax Laws
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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