House 1873 (District 32); Senate 1874-75 (District 32); Senate 1878-82 (District 32)
Party when first elected: Liberal
Counties Served:
Wright
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1823
Birth Place:
, New Brunswick
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
4/26/1904
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
T.G.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Monticello
Occupation (when first elected):
Merchant
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
Lieutenant in State Militia (Civil War);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Government:
Monticello, Minnesota (Held a Number of Town Offices);
18?? to 18??
County Government:
Wright County, Minnesota (Held a Number of County Offices);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Catherine Prescott (married in 1855)
Children:
Six children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
"Although elected on the Liberal ticket he has always been a Republican." (The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota: Biographical Sketches, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873, p. 33)
He was listed as a Democrat on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
He came to the United States in 1849, then returned to New Brunswick for three years. He moved to Monticello, Minnesota in 1855.
He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Monticello, Minnesota.