Quam, Nels
House 1889-90 (District 36)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Kandiyohi
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1859 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Havana, Minnesota
Birth County:
Steele
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1937
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Lake Andrew
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Augsburg Seminary; Postsecondary; Few Years (The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists Augsbury Seminary)
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1859. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists 1869.
Elected:
11/6/1888
Residence:
Lake Andrew
Term of Office:
1/7/1889 to 1/4/1891
Counties Represented:
Kandiyohi
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Agriculture and Manufactures
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Railroads
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School for Defectives
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.