House 1872 (District 39); House 1881-82 (District 39); Senate 1883-86 (District 41)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Douglas, Pope
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/8/1839
Birth Place:
Tully, New York
Birth County:
Onondaga
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1907
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
F.B.
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Van Huesen |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Alexandria
Occupation (when first elected):
Banker, Bank of Alexandria
EDUCATION
New York Common Schools; Elementary School;
Minnesota Common Schools; Secondary;
Oneida Conference Seminary, Cazenovia, New York; Postsecondary;
University of Michigan, Law School; Law Degree; 1864; Admitted to the Michigan Bar, 1864
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judicial Administration:
Douglas County District Court, Minnesota (Clerk of the District Court);
18?? to 1???
County Government:
Douglas County, Minnesota (Register of Deeds);
18?? to 1???
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Alexandria, Minnesota (Village Council, First President);
18?? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Alexandria, Minnesota (School Board Member and Treasurer);
18?? to 1???
County Attorney:
Douglas County, Minnesota;
186? to 1???
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single (when first elected); Mary C. Gunderson (married in 1879)
Children:
No children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Dutch ancestry.
Toensing, Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, and the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1881, 1883, and 1885 list his last name as Van Hoesen. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872 lists both Van Hoesen and Van Huesen.
He came to Hastings, Minnesota in 1854.
"Though brought up a Democrat, Mr. Van Hoesen says that in the second year of the war he saw that the only political party which was trying to save the nation's life was the Republican party. So he came to believe in its principles." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 95)
He was a member of the Masons.