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Joseph Underleak
House 1893-98 (District 14); Senate 1899-1902 (District 4)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Olmsted
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/13/1854
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Bohemia
Date of Death:
2/21/1951
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Chatfield
Occupation (when first elected):
Engaged in the Practice of Law/Former Mercantile Business/FormerlyTaught School
EDUCATION
Chatfield Graded Schools; Elementary School; Graduate, 1875
Read Law; 1880
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Olmsted County, Minnesota (County Commissioner);
18?? to 18??
Municipal Government:
Chatfield, Minnesota (Held Town Office);
18?? to 18??
Municipal Government:
Chatfield, Minnesota (Held City Office);
18?? to 18??
School Board/Administration:
Chatfield, Minnesota (Held School Office);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Alice E. Carson (married in 1880)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Wisconsin when he was 2 months old, with his parents. He moved to Chatfield, Minnesota in 1856.
Body:
Senate
District:
04
Elected:
11/8/1898
Residence:
Chatfield
Term of Office:
1/2/1899 to 1/4/1903
Oath Date:
1/3/1899
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation:
Engaged in the Practice of Law/Former Partner, Chatfield Bank/Former Mercantile, Lumber and Hardware Business/Formerly Taught School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Game and Game Laws
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Hospitals for Insane
-
Roads and Bridges (Chair)
-
State Public School
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Body:
Senate
District:
04
Elected:
11/8/1898
Residence:
Chatfield
Term of Office:
1/2/1899 to 1/4/1903
Oath Date:
1/3/1899
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation:
Engaged in the Practice of Law/Former Partner, Chatfield Bank/Former Mercantile, Lumber and Hardware Business/Formerly Taught School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Game and Game Laws
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Hospitals for Insane
-
Roads and Bridges (Chair)
-
State Public School
Elected:
11/3/1896
Residence:
Chatfield
Term of Office:
1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date:
1/5/1897
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation:
Attorney at Law/Banker/Former Mercantile Business/Formerly Taught School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Corporations Other Than Municipal
-
Judiciary
-
Mines and Minerals
-
Municipal Legislation
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
Ways and Means (Chair)
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Chatfield
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
Oath Date:
1/8/1895
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation:
Engaged in the Practice of Law/Part Owner and Legal Counsel, Chatfield Bank/Former Mercantile Business/Formerly Taught School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Judiciary (Chair)
-
Municipal Legislation
-
Public Lands
-
Railroads
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Elected:
11/8/1892
Residence:
Chatfield
Term of Office:
1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Oath Date:
1/3/1893
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation:
Engaged in the Practice of Law/Former Mercantile Business/FormerlyTaught School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Elections
-
Incorporations Other Than Municipal
-
Judiciary
-
Prison Labor