Ries, John B. 
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 Senate  1915-18  (District 21)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Carver, Scott
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1870 (uncertain)
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Shakopee, Minnesota
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Scott
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            ??/??/1937
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
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                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Shakopee
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Bottling Business, Shakopee
                                
                             
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                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    Toensing lists his birth year as 1871.  The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1915 and 1917 list 1870.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Body: 
                                            Senate
                                        
                                        
                                            District: 
                                            21
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/3/1914
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Shakopee
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/5/1915
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Carver, Scott
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Bottling Business, Shakopee
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
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                                                Agriculture, Dairy Products and Live Stock
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Commerce, Manufacture and Trade
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Game and Fish
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Welfare and Health
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Towns and Counties (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Body: 
                                            Senate
                                        
                                        
                                            District: 
                                            21
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/3/1914
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Shakopee
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/5/1915
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Carver, Scott
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Bottling Business, Shakopee
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Agriculture, Dairy Products and Live Stock
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Commerce, Manufactures and Trade
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Municipal Affairs
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Health
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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