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    Patch, Edward M.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Territorial House 1851 (District 5)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Dakota, Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth:
    Birth Place: , New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1913
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Anthony Falls
    Occupation (when first elected): Contractor/Builder

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    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to St. Anthony, Minnesota in 1847.

    He and six other members of the House resigned in protest over the 1851 apportionment bill. They argued the census count was incorrect. For more information on the resignations, see Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 456 and the links in the Other Information section below.

    Total Days Served: 88

    SESSIONS SERVED

    2nd Territorial Legislative Session (1851)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/1/1851
    Body: Territorial House
    District: 05
    Elected: 9/2/1850
    Residence: Saint Anthony Falls
    Term of Office: 1/1/1851 to 3/29/1851 (unfinished term)
    Oath Date: 1/1/1851
    Counties Represented: Dakota, Ramsey
    Occupation: Contractor/Builder
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Internal Improvements
    • Printing
    • Public Buildings
    Reason for unfinished term: Resigned
    Session Notes: He and six other members of the House resigned in protest over the 1851 apportionment bill. They argued the census count was incorrect. For more information on the resignations, see Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 456 and the links in the Other Information section below.

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