House  1873  (District 21);  House  1875  (District 21)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Democratic
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Scott
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1820
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            New York
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    J.W.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Shakopee
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Real Estate Dealer/Formerly Engaged in Banking/ Fomerly Engaged in Steamboating
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Common Schools; At Least Elementary School; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Auditor: 
                                            Scott County, Minnesota; 
                         
                         1858 to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Judicial Administration: 
                                            Scott County, Minnesota (Clerk of Court); 
                         
                         1858 to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            County Government: 
                                            Scott County, Minnesota (Register of Deeds); 
                         
                         1858 to 18??
                                            [Appointed]
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Married
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                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He moved to Illinois in 1851.  He came to Scott County, Minnesota in 1856.
His party affiliation when first elected was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.