House 1889-90 (District 27); House 1893-94 (District 26); Senate 1899-1902 (District 35)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/30/1854 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Burlington, Iowa
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1902
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Studied Law; With Baker and Spooner, Hudson, Wisconsin; With His Uncle Honorable C.M. Harris, Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Law School, Illinois; Law Degree; Admitted as an Attorney, 1875
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Barron County, Wisconsin (Assistant and Counsel to the District Attorney, Tax Litigation);
1875 to 18??
County Attorney:
Barron County, Wisconsin (District Attorney);
11/1886 to 18??
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1855. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists 1854.
He moved to Barron County, Wisconsin in 1875. He came to St. Paul, Minnesota in May 1883.