Sperry, Wesley A. "W.A."
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 Senate  1895-98  (District 12)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Republican
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Steele
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1847
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Michigan
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Oakland
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            ??/??/1914
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    W.A.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Owatonna
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Attorney
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Studied Law; Office of Judge Wheelock, Owatonna, Minnesota
Michigan University, Law Department; Law Degree; 1873
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Attorney: 
                                            Dodge County, Minnesota (5 years); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            County Attorney: 
                                            Steele County, Minnesota (4 years); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            School Board/Administration: 
                                            Owatonna, Minnesota (Board of Education, President, 12 years); 
                         
                         18?? to 18??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
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                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He came to Minnesota in 1871.  He moved to Mantorville, Minnesota in 1874.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Body: 
                                            Senate
                                        
                                        
                                            District: 
                                            12
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/6/1894
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Owatonna
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/7/1895 to 1/1/1899
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/8/1895
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Steele
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Attorney
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Census
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Elections (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Finance
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Library
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Lands
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                State Public School
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                University and University Lands (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Body: 
                                            Senate
                                        
                                        
                                            District: 
                                            12
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/6/1894
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Owatonna
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/7/1895 to 1/1/1899
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/8/1895
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Steele
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Attorney
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Republican
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Census
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Judiciary
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Library
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Lands
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Reapportionment (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                State Public School
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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