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    Spindler, Henry

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1921-28 (District 27); Senate 1929-34 (District 27)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

    Counties Served:  Wright

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/5/1871
    Birth Place: Waconia, Minnesota
    Birth County: Carver
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 3/17/1964
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Buffalo
    Occupation (when first elected): Practicing Law

    EDUCATION

    University of Minnesota, Law Department; Law Degree; 1898

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Judge: Wright County, Minnesota (Judge of Probate); 1907 to 1917 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Emma Wolff (married on April 30, 1908; she died in 1942)
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Toensing and the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1921, 1927 and 1929 list his birth year as 1872. The Minnesota Journal of Senate, March 31, 1965, p. 794 lists 1871. MHS Death Certificate, the Minnesota Death Index, and the Who's Who of Minnesotans, 1941 list 1871, too.

    He was born and raised on a farm.

    He died in Buffalo, Minnesota. He is buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Buffalo, Minnesota.

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    Total Days Served: 5116

    SESSIONS SERVED

    48th Legislative Session (1933-1934) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1933
    Body: Senate
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Buffalo
    Term of Office: 1/5/1931 to 1/6/1935
    Oath Date: 1/6/1931
    Counties Represented: Wright
    Occupation: Lawyer/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Public Domain
    • Public Highways
    • Public Welfare
    • Reforestation
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Temperance (Chair)
    • Workmens Compensation
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    47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1931
    Body: Senate
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Buffalo
    Term of Office: 1/5/1931 to 1/6/1935
    Oath Date: 1/6/1931
    Counties Represented: Wright
    Occupation: Lawyer/Formerly Taught School
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Public Domain
    • Public Health
    • Public Highways
    • Public Welfare
    • Reforestation
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • State Development and Immigration (Chair)
    • Workmens Compensation
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    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1929
    Body: Senate
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/6/1928
    Residence: Buffalo
    Term of Office: 1/8/1929 to 1/4/1931 (Special Election)
    Oath Date: 1/8/1929
    Counties Represented: Wright
    Occupation: Lawyer/Formerly Taught School, 3 years
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Public Domain
    • Public Health
    • Public Highways
    • Public Welfare
    • Workmens Compensation
    Session Notes: He won a special election to fill a seat after the death of James E. Madigan. He was sworn in on the first day of session, January 8, 1929.

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1927
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Buffalo
    Term of Office: 1/3/1927 to 1/6/1929
    Oath Date: 1/4/1927
    Counties Represented: Wright
    Occupation: Lawyer/Formerly Taught School, 3 years
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Crime Prevention
    • Education
    • Judiciary
    • Public Highways
    • Reforestation
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    44th Legislative Session (1925-1926)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1925
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/4/1924
    Residence: Buffalo
    Term of Office: 1/5/1925 to 1/2/1927
    Oath Date: 1/6/1925
    Counties Represented: Wright
    Occupation: Practicing Law
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Judiciary
    • Public Highways
    • Public Welfare and Social Legislation

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1923
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Buffalo
    Term of Office: 1/1/1923 to 1/4/1925
    Oath Date: 1/2/1923
    Counties Represented: Wright
    Occupation: Practicing Law
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Crime Prevention
    • Elections
    • Judiciary
    • Public Welfare and Social Legislation
    • Soldiers Home, State Bonus and Ex-Service Men
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    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1921
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/2/1920
    Residence: Buffalo
    Term of Office: 1/3/1921 to 12/31/1922
    Oath Date: 1/4/1921
    Counties Represented: Wright
    Occupation: Practicing Law
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Education
    • Judiciary
    • Public Welfare and Social Legislation
    • Re-apportionment
    • Soldiers Home and State Bonus Act
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