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Benton Severance
House 1895-98 (District 17)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Nicollet
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1833
Birth Place:
New York
Birth County:
Clinton
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Nicollet
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Chicopee High School, Massachusetts; Secondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Belgrade, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace, 6 years);
18?? to 18??
Municipal Government:
Belgrade, Minnesota (Town Clerk, 24 years);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1857.
Elected:
11/3/1896
Residence:
Nicollet
Term of Office:
1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date:
1/5/1897
Counties Represented:
Nicollet
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Game and Fish Laws
-
Hospitals for Insane
-
Labor and Labor Legislation
-
School for Defectives
-
Towns and Counties
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Nicollet
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
Oath Date:
1/8/1895
Counties Represented:
Nicollet
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Binding Twine and Manufacture of Same
-
Hospitals for the Insane
-
Soldiers Home
-
State Public School