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William N. "W.N." Shanks
House 1919-22 (District 11)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Nobles
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/8/1878
Birth Place:
Belfast
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Ireland
Date of Death:
??/??/1970
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.N.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Worthington
Occupation (when first elected):
Owner and Operator; The Lakeview Farm, Pure-bred Livestock/Senior Member, Shanks and Pannell Hardware Co./Director, Citizens' National Bank/Director, Farmers' Elevator Co.
EDUCATION
Worthington Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Scottich ancestry.
He was born near Belfast, Ireland.
He came to Illinois in 1881 with his family and then moved to Nobles County, Minnesota in 1891.
Elected:
11/2/1920
Residence:
Worthington
Term of Office:
1/3/1921 to 12/31/1922
Oath Date:
1/4/1921
Counties Represented:
Nobles
Occupation:
Owner, Lakeview Farm/President; Shanks-Pannell Co., Inc./Director, Citizens National Bank/Director, Farmers Elevator Co.
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Dairy Products and Live Stock
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Elections
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Grain and Warehouse
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Public Highways
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Temperance
Elected:
11/5/1918
Residence:
Worthington
Term of Office:
1/6/1919 to 1/2/1921
Oath Date:
1/7/1919
Counties Represented:
Nobles
Occupation:
Owner and Operator; The Lakeview Farm, Pure-bred Livestock/Senior Member, Shanks and Pannell Hardware Co./Director, Citizens' National Bank/Director, Farmers' Elevator Co.
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
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Dairy Products and Live Stock
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Elections
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Grain and Warehouse
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Temperance