Senate 1895-98 (District 23)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Washington
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/14/1858
Birth Place:
Stillwater, Minnesota
Birth County:
Washington
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/13/1933
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.C., William
City of Residence (when first elected):
Stillwater
Occupation (when first elected):
Real Estate and Insurance Business
EDUCATION
Stillwater Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Auditor:
Washington County, Minnesota;
1885 to 1893
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Antoinette Lydia Easton (married on November 14, 1882)
Children:
One child: Julia (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
James Middleton, Jr.
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Second Cousin-in-Law
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his first name as Wellington. His obituary in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 14, 1933 lists William.
He was a Mason and a member of the Knights Templar.
He and James Middleton's wife, Ella Masterman, were second cousins; their fathers were cousins.
He died in his apartment at the Lowell Inn in Washington County, Minnesota from injuries sustained after he was struck by a delivery wagon.