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Hartshorn, Benjamin F. "B.F."

House 1895-98 (District 46)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1834
Birth Place: Ohio
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: B.F.
City of Residence (when first elected): Staples
Occupation (when first elected): Practicing Law

EDUCATION

Studied Law; Viroqua, Wisconsin; Admitted to the Lancaster, Wisconsin Bar

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Judicial Administration: Viroqua, Wisconsin (Clerk of Court); 18?? to 18??
State Legislator (Not Minnesota): Iowa Legislature (1 term); 1870 to 187?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to Wisconsin in 1840. He later moved to Mason City, Iowa in the middle 1860s. He then moved to Minnesota in 1878.

Total Days Served: 1456

SESSIONS SERVED

30th Legislative Session (1897-1898)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 46
Elected: 11/3/1896
Residence: Philbrook
Term of Office: 1/5/1897 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented: Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd
Occupation: Practicing Law
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Corporations Other Than Municipal
  • Judiciary
  • Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams (Chair)
  • Taxes and Tax Laws

29th Legislative Session (1895-1896)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 46
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Staples
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/4/1897
Counties Represented: Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd
Occupation: Practicing Law
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Incorporations Other Than Municipal
  • Judiciary
  • Judiciary: General Legislation
  • Judiciary: Police Regulation (Chair)
  • Judiciary: Taxation
  • Public Lands
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
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