Tefft, Nathaniel S. "N.S."
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1857-58  (District 12);  House  1861  (District 10);  Senate  1871  (District 10)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Not Available
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Wabasha
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            ??/??/1830
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Hamilton, New York
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            ??/??/1905
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    N.S.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                | Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Teft | 
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Minneiska
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Physician
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
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                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Single; Married (listed in 1871)
                                    Children: 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    Toensing, the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1861, Minnesota in Three Centuries, and  the Minnesota Historical Society's Visual Resources Database list his last name as Tefft.  The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1871 lists both Tefft and Teft.
He came to Minneiska, Minnesota in 1856.  He moved to Plainview, Minnesota in 1861.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Body: 
                                            Senate
                                        
                                        
                                            District: 
                                            10
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/8/1870
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Plainview
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/3/1871 to 1/1/1872
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/3/1871
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Wabasha
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Physician
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Not Available
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Enrollment (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Printing
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Lands (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Charitable Institutions
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    Session Notes:
                                    From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain. 
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/6/1860
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Minneiska
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/8/1861 to 1/6/1862
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/8/1861
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Wabasha
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Physician
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Not Available
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Education
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Elections (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Ways and Means
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    Session Notes:
                                    From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain. 
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            10/13/1857
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Minneiska
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        12/2/1857 to 12/6/1859
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        12/3/1857
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Wabasha
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Physician
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Not Available
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
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                                                Agriculture and Manufactures
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    Session Notes:
                                    He was sworn in on December 3, 1857.
An 1858-59 session was not held due to the protracted session of 1857-58. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872, p. 66)  Thus, even though the first session was adjourned on August 12, 1858; the term end date for it is listed as the day before the second legislative session's start date. 
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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