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McSpadden, William G. "Wm. G."

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1877 (District 1)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Houston

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1827
Birth Place:
Birth County: Down
Birth Country: Ireland
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: Wm. G.
City of Residence (when first elected): Houston
Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: United States Army (Mackinaw, Musician; Mexico War, Battles of Contreras, Cherubusco, Molina del Rey, Chapultepec, and Mexico City; Jefferson Barracks); 1844 to 1849
Military: 8th missouri infantry (United States Civil War, Army of the Cumberland, 3 years); 186? to 186?
Military: Minneosta (Organized the First Military Company in Houston County, Governor Ramsey Rejected Them); 1861 to 1861

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to Niagara Falls, New York around 1829, with his parents. They moved to Lewiston around 1831. He lived in Illinois for 6 months around 1849, then moved to Menasha, Wisconsin around 1850. He moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1852 He came to Huston County in the Red River Valley, Minnesota in 1852. He went to Colorado to search for gold, then returned to Minnesota in 1859.

"He styles himself a straight-haired Republican, and was at the birth of the party." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 45)

Total Days Served: 371

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
Body: House
District: 01
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Houston
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/2/1877
Counties Represented: Houston
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Republican Party Notes: "He styles himself a straight-haired Republican, and was at the birth of the party." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 45)
Committees:
  • Banks
  • Military Affairs (Chair)
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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