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Joseph E. Austin
House 1907-10 (District 49)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1876
Birth Place:
Garden City, Minnesota
Birth County:
Blue Earth
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1926
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Chisholm
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Good Thunder Common Schools; Elementary School;
Mankato High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1896
University of Minnesota, College of Law; Law Degree; 1903
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Minnesota (Held Various Village Offices);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Elected:
11/3/1908
Residence:
Chisholm
Term of Office:
1/4/1909 to 1/1/1911
Oath Date:
1/5/1909
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Corporations Other Than Municipal
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Judiciary
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Mines and Minerals
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Reapportionment
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Rules and Joint Rules
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State and Other Libraries (Chair)
Elected:
11/6/1906
Residence:
Chisholm
Term of Office:
1/7/1907 to 1/3/1909
Oath Date:
1/8/1907
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Elections
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Game and Fish
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Immigration
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Constitutional Law
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Mines and Minerals
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Prison Labor