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Thomas "Thos." Lowe
House 1937-39 (District 12)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Pipestone
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1858
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
3/12/1939
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Thos.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Pipestone
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Medicine
EDUCATION
Country Schools; Elementary School;
Decorah Institute, Iowa; Secondary;
Medical Degree; Medicine
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners (20 years; President, 1 term);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Mayor:
Pipestone, Minnesota (5 terms);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Four children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was 1/4 German ancestry.
He was raised on a farm in Iowa.
He moved to Murray County, Minnesota in 1877, with his parents. He moved to Pipestone, Minnesota around 1904.
He was a collector of German memorabilia which is now housed at Yale University.
He died in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Elected:
11/8/1938
Residence:
Pipestone
Term of Office:
1/2/1939 to 3/12/1939
(unfinished term)
Oath Date:
1/3/1939
Counties Represented:
Pipestone
Occupation:
Practicing Medicine
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agriculture
-
Appropriations
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Municipal Affairs
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Public Health and Hospitals (Chair)
-
Rules
Reason for unfinished term:
Death
Session Notes:
He died while in office.
Elected:
11/3/1936
Residence:
Pipestone
Term of Office:
1/4/1937 to 1/1/1939
Oath Date:
1/5/1937
Counties Represented:
Pipestone
Occupation:
Practicing Medicine
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agriculture and Horticulture
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Drainage
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Markets and Marketing
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Municipal Affairs
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Public Health and Hospitals
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Reforestation
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State Development and Immigration
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