Senate 1973-77 (District 49)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
Counties Served:
Anoka, Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/19/1935
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Unitarian, Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
White Bear Lake
Occupation (when first elected):
Management Consultant/Health Planner
EDUCATION
St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, Minnesota; Secondary; Graduate, 1953
Princeton University; B.A.; Magna Cum Laude, 1957
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Study Commission;
19?? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Commission on the Economic Status of Women;
19?? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
White Bear, Minnesota (Advisory Committee for Aging);
19?? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Commission on Minnesota's Future;
197? to 197?
County Board/Commissioner:
Ramsey County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, Vice-Chair);
1971 to 1973
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Judith (divorced, after he left office); Maureen Acosta (remarried, after he left office)
Children:
Five children (4 while in office, with Judith; 1 after he left office, with Sandra Delos); Two stepchildren (after he left office, Maureen's children)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: health, welfare and aging; legislative reform.
He was of Irish, Czech, Welsh, and German ancestry.
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975. John Milton indicated that he converted to Catholicism after he left office.