Baughman, Claude G. "Old Hickory"
Senate 1943-54 (District 16)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Steele, Waseca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/8/1878
Birth Place:
Nevada, Iowa
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
5/18/1957
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Old Hickory
City of Residence (when first elected):
Waseca
Occupation (when first elected):
Retail Food Merchant/President, Self Serve Stores, Inc.
EDUCATION
Rolla High School, Missouri; Secondary;
Missouri University, School of Mines; College Graduate; 1899
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Waseca, Minnesota (Board of Education, 3 terms; President, last term);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Effie Theresa Callen (married on December 15, 1905)
Children:
Three children: Lewis and Glenn (he was a Colonel) (sons), Mrs. Orville Sotebeer (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Waseca, Minnesota in 1920.
He was the owner of the Bristow, Oklahoma, Record from 1905-1907.
"While serving in the Senate he was largely instrumental in having the Southern School of Agriculture established at Waseca as a part of the University." (In Memoriam: Senators Claude Baughman, O.H. Griggs, Charles A. Lund, Archie H. Miller, Hans C. Pedersen, Edward R. Ribenack, and R.C. Sletten. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 3, 1959, p. 5.)
He was a member of the Waseca Masonic Orders.
He died in Waseca County, Minnesota.
Body: Senate
District: 16
Elected: 11/7/1950
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Civil Administration (Chair)
-
Civil Defense
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Elections
-
Finance
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare
-
Rules and Legislative Expense
-
State and County Fairs
Body: Senate
District: 16
Elected: 11/7/1950
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Civil Administration (Chair)
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Elections
-
Finance
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare
-
Rules and Legislative Expense
-
State and County Fairs
Body: Senate
District: 16
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration (Chair)
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Finance
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare
-
State and County Fairs
Body: Senate
District: 16
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Finance
-
Markets and Marketing (Chair)
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Domain
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare
-
State and County Fairs
Body: Senate
District: 16
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: President, Self Service Stores, Inc.
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Domain
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare
-
State and County Fairs
Body: Senate
District: 16
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Waseca
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Steele, Waseca
Occupation: Retail Food Merchant/President, Self Serve Stores, Inc.
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Military Affairs
-
Public Domain
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare
-
State and County Fairs