McInnis, Neil "Neill"
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1895-96  (District 54)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Cook, Lake, St. Louis
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            1/6/1842 (uncertain)
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Port Hastings, Nova Scotia
                                        
                                        
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                                            Birth Country: 
                                            Canada
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            ??/??/1916
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    Neill
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Tower
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Mining Superintendent
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Nova Scotia Common Schools, Canada; At Least Elementary School; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            Municipal Council/Aldermen: 
                                            Tower and Virginia, Minnesota (City Council, Member); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Tower and Virginia, Minnesota (Village Treasurer); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            School Board/Administration: 
                                            Tower and Virginia, Minnesota (School Board, Member); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
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                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    Toensing lists his first name as Neill.  The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1895; and Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society, Volume XIV, Minnesota Biographies 1655-1912 list Neil.
Toensing lists his birth year as 1842.  Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society, Volume XIV, Minnesota Biographies 1655-1912 lists 1841.
He came to the United States in 1867.  He moved to Minnesota in 1871.  He moved to Tower, St. Louis County, Minnesota in July 1884.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/6/1894
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Tower
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/8/1895
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Cook, Lake, St. Louis
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Mining Superintendent
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Census
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Forestry and Fire Protection
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Mines and Minerals (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Lands
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Taxes and Tax Laws
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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