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Smith, Robert I. "R.I."

Sessions Served    Other Information

Senate 1876-77 (District 4)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Mower

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1838
Birth Place: New York
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: R.I.
City of Residence (when first elected): Austin
Occupation (when first elected): Photographer

EDUCATION

Sand Lake Academy, New York; At Least Elementary School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: 9th Minnesota Regiment (United States Civil War); 1862 to 186?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to Ripon, Fondulac County, Wisconsin in 1853. He moved to Illinois around 1855. He came to Minnesota in 1857 and settled in Rochester, Olmsted County. He went west in search of gold in 1860. He returned to Minnesota in 1862. After the United States Civil War he settled in Austin, Minnesota.

"Politics, Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 20)

Total Days Served: 735

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
Body: Senate
District: 04
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Austin
Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/4/1876
Counties Represented: Mower
Occupation: Photographer/Former Teacher, 5 years
Party: Republican Party Notes: "Politics, Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 20)
Committees:
  • Internal Improvements (Chair)
  • Railroads
  • State Prison
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

18th Legislative Session (1876)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1876
Body: Senate
District: 04
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Austin
Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/4/1876
Counties Represented: Mower
Occupation: Photographer
Party: Republican Party Notes: "Politics, Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 20)
Committees:
  • Insane Asylum
  • Internal Improvements (Chair)
  • Railroads
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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