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    Farmer, John Quincy "J.Q."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1866-68 (District 14); Senate 1871 (District 14); Senate 1872 (District 3)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Fillmore

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/5/1823
    Birth Place: Burke, Vermont
    Birth County: Caledonia
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 8/??/1904
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: J.Q.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Spring Valley
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Ohio District Schools; Elementary School; Winter Months
    Academy, Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio; Secondary;
    Academy, Painsville, Ohio; Secondary;
    Grand River Institute, Austinburg, Ohio; Secondary;
    Studied Law; Perkins and Osborn; Admitted to the Ohio Bar, 1851
    Law School, Balston Springs, New York; Law Degree;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Attorney: Ashtabula County, Ohio; 18?? to 186?
    Judge: 10th Judicial District, Minnesota (District Judge); 1880 to 1893 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Maria N. Carpender (married on November 17, 1852, she died on March 6, 1866, while he was in office); Widower; Susan C. Sharp (remarried on January 13, 1869)
    Children: Nine children: George R., and Charles J. (sons with his first wife); Carrie M. (daughter, with his first wife, she died before he served); John Frederick, John Coy, Daniel Elwin, Ernest Melvin, Frank C., and James Duane (sons, with his second wife, some were born after he left office)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was of English and Scottish ancestry.

    He moved to Madison, Lake County, Ohio in 1833, with his parents. He came to Minnesota in 1864 and settled in Spring Valley.

    "He was a Henry Clay Whig in his politics and helped to organize the Republican party, with which he has always been identified." (Shutter, Marion D., and McLain, J.S. Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1887, p. 75.)

    He died on a railway train.

    Total Days Served: 1834

    SESSIONS SERVED

    14th Legislative Session (1872)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1872
    Body: Senate
    District: 03
    Elected: 11/7/1871
    Residence: Spring Valley
    Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 1/6/1873
    Oath Date: 1/2/1872
    Counties Represented: Fillmore
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "He was a Henry Clay Whig in his politics and helped to organize the Republican party, with which he has always been identified." (Shutter, Marion D., and McLain, J.S. Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1887, p. 75.)
    Committees:
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • State Charitable Institutions
    • State Library

    13th Legislative Session (1871)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1871
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/8/1870
    Residence: Spring Valley
    Term of Office: 1/3/1871 to 1/1/1872
    Oath Date: 1/3/1871
    Counties Represented: Fillmore
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "He was a Henry Clay Whig in his politics and helped to organize the Republican party, with which he has always been identified." (Shutter, Marion D., and McLain, J.S. Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1887, p. 75.)
    Committees:
    • Corporations (Chair)
    • Federal Relations (Chair)
    • Finance
    • Joint Agricultural College Lands and College
    • Railroads

    10th Legislative Session (1868)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1868
    Body: House
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/5/1867
    Residence: Spring Valley
    Term of Office: 1/7/1868 to 1/4/1869
    Oath Date: 1/7/1868
    Counties Represented: Fillmore
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House

    9th Legislative Session (1867)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1867
    Body: House
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/6/1866
    Residence: Spring Valley
    Term of Office: 1/8/1867 to 1/6/1868
    Oath Date: 1/8/1867
    Counties Represented: Fillmore
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House

    8th Legislative Session (1866)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1866
    Body: House
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/7/1865
    Residence: Spring Valley
    Term of Office: 1/2/1866 to 1/7/1867
    Oath Date: 1/2/1866
    Counties Represented: Fillmore
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "He was a Henry Clay Whig in his politics and helped to organize the Republican party, with which he has always been identified." (Shutter, Marion D., and McLain, J.S. Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1887, p. 75.)
    Committees:
    • Enrollment (Chair)
    • Incorporations
    • Joint Revision of the Statutes Special
    • Joint Taxes and Tax Laws (Chair)
    • Judiciary

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