Sampson, Anthony

Sessions Served

Other Information

House 1877 (District 13)

Party when first elected: Republican

Counties Served: Waseca

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 10/12/1826

Birth Place:

Birth County:

Birth Country: Norway

Date of Death:

Gender: Male

Religion: Lutheran

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): New Richland

Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

EDUCATION

Schools in Norway; At Least Elementary School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to Rock County, Wisconsin on July 14, 1853. He came to Minnesota in June 1856, settled in New Richland.

He was a "worthy Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 51)

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: 13

Elected: 11/7/1876

Residence: New Richland

Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/2/1877

Counties Represented: Waseca

Occupation: Farmer

Party: Republican Party Notes: He was a "worthy Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 51)

Committees:

Mines and Minerals
Public Buildings

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

"Hon. Anthony Sampson." Memoirs of the State Officers; and of the Nineteenth Legislature of Minnesota, by C.L. Hall. Minneapolis: Johnson & Smith, p. 51.

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