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Meagher, Edward "Edmond, Edmund"

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House 1877 (District 31)

Party when first elected:  Democratic

Counties Served:  Stearns

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1830
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country: Ireland
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion: Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: Edmond, Edmund
City of Residence (when first elected): North Fork
Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

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OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

Toensing, and Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 list his first name as Edward. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1877 lists Edmond and Edmund.

He moved to Wisconsin in 1847. He came to Minnesota in 1866.

"Mr. Meagher was elected on the Democratic ticket." "In politics he is a Democrat with conservative tendencies." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 45-46)

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

Total Days Served: 371

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
Body: House
District: 31
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: North Fork
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/2/1877
Counties Represented: Stearns
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Democratic Party Notes: "Mr. Meagher was elected on the Democratic ticket." "In politics he is a Democrat with conservative tendencies." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 45-46)
Committees:
  • Education
  • Ways and Means
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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