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Truax, Daniel B. "D.B."

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1877 (District 20)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Dakota

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 5/25/1818
Birth Place: Oswegatchie, New York
Birth County: St. Lawrence
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: ??/??/1916
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: D.B.
City of Residence (when first elected): Hastings
Occupation (when first elected): Clerk/Former Farmer

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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Minnesota in 1853, settled on a farm near Hastings. He moved to Hastings, Minnesota in 1868.

"The Republicans conferred upon him the honor, and he has been a staunch and true member of that party since it had an existence." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 52)

Total Days Served: 371

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
Body: House
District: 20
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/2/1877
Counties Represented: Dakota
Occupation: Clerk/Former Farmer
Party: Republican Party Notes: "The Republicans conferred upon him the honor, and he has been a staunch and true member of that party since it had an existence." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 52)
Committees:
  • Incorporations
  • Public Accounts and Expenditures
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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