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Byron H. Timberlake

House 1905-08 (District 39)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1861
Birth Place: Salem, Indiana
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected): Life Insurance Business; General Agent, Prudential Insurance Company of America

EDUCATION

Minneapolis Academy; Secondary; Business Department
State University, Minnesota; College Graduate; 1891

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Agency: Minnesota State Insurance Agency (Deputy Insurance Commissioner); 1897 to 1899

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Minneapolis, Minnesota in March 1883.

Total Days Served: 1463

SESSIONS SERVED

35th Legislative Session (1907-1908)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1907
Body: House
District: 39
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/7/1907 to 1/3/1909
Oath Date: 1/8/1907
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Life Insurance Business; General Agent, Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Elections
  • Express, Telegraph and Electric Railways
  • Insurance (Chair)
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • University and University Lands

34th Legislative Session (1905-1906)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1905
Body: House
District: 39
Elected: 11/8/1904
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/2/1905 to 1/6/1907
Oath Date: 1/3/1905
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Life Insurance Business; General Agent, Prudential Insurance Company of America
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Census
  • Grain and Warehouse
  • Insurance
  • Public Accounts and Expenditures