Manchester, J. H. 
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1897-98  (District 16)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1859
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Maine
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
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                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Lake Benton
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Publisher, The Lake Benton News
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Minnesota Common Schools; At Least Elementary School; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Government: 
                                            Lincoln County, Minnesota (County Surveyor, 6 years); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Single
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                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He moved to Minnesota when he was 7 yearrs old.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/3/1896
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Lake Benton
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/5/1897
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Publisher, The Lake Benton News
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
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                                                Banks
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Education
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                General Legislation
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Printing (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Railroads
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Normal Schools
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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