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    McHench, James

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1877-78 (District 15)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Wabasha

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 3/10/1824
    Birth Place: Gilboa, New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Protestant
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Plainview
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer, Agriculture and Stockraising/Former Teacher, 15 Years

    EDUCATION

    New York District Schools; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota State Agricultural Society (several years); 18?? to 18??
    County Government: Martin County, Minnesota (County Treasurer); 1883 to 1892

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1856 and settled in Greenwood Prairie, near Plainview, in Wabasha County. He moved to Martin County, Minnesota in 1879.

    "In politics he is a Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 17)

    He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)

    Religion provided by the Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.

    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    20th Legislative Session (1878)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1878
    Body: Senate
    District: 15
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Plainview
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/6/1879
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Wabasha
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "In politics he is a Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 17); He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
    Committees:
    • Claims
    • Insane Asylum (Chair)
    • Public Buildings

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: Senate
    District: 15
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Plainview
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/6/1879
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Wabasha
    Occupation: Farmer, Agriculture and Stockraising/Former Teacher, 15 Years
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "In politics he is a Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 17); He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Claims
    • Immigration (Chair)
    • Insane Asylum
    • Public Buildings

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