Baldwin, John Harvey
Senate 1915-22 (District 63)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Becker, Hubbard
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/4/1851
Birth Place:
Jonesboro, Indiana
Birth County:
Grant
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/19/1924
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Frazee
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, 2 years
EDUCATION
Indiana Common Schools; Elementary School;
Spiceland Academy, Indiana; Secondary;
Studied Law; Admitted to Practice, 1876
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
South Dakota State Engineer of Irrigation (4 years);
18?? to 1???
County Attorney:
Grant County, Indiana (Criminal Prosecutor);
1877 to 1882
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Estella Wheeler (married March 1, 1877); Elizabeth Lashway (married August 18, 1904)
Children:
Three children: Ada and J. Milo (with Estella); Ruth Marie (with Elizabeth)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born near Jonesboro, Indiana.
He moved to St. Lawrence, Hand County, Dakota Territory in 1882. He moved to Frazee, Minnesota in 1900.
He was "for many years a prominent Republican politician..." (Buell, C.J. The Minnesota Legislature of 1915, p. 82)
Body:
Senate
District:
63
Elected:
11/5/1918
Residence:
Frazee
Term of Office:
1/6/1919 to 12/31/1922
Oath Date:
1/7/1919
Counties Represented:
Becker, Hubbard
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, 2 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Finance
-
Judiciary
-
Public Highways
-
Railroads (Chair)
-
Taxes
Body:
Senate
District:
63
Elected:
11/5/1918
Residence:
Frazee
Term of Office:
1/6/1919 to 12/31/1922
Oath Date:
1/7/1919
Counties Represented:
Becker, Hubbard
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, 2 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Judiciary
-
Public Highways
-
Railroads (Chair)
-
State Development and Immigration
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Body:
Senate
District:
63
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Frazee
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
Becker, Hubbard
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, 2 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: He was "for many years a prominent Republican politician…" (Buell, C.J. The Minnesota Legislature of 1915, p. 82)
Committees:
-
Game and Fish
-
Judiciary
-
Public Highways
-
State Development and Immigration
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Body:
Senate
District:
63
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Frazee
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
Becker, Hubbard
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, 2 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: He was "for many years a prominent Republican politician…" (Buell, C.J. The Minnesota Legislature of 1915, p. 82)
Committees:
-
Game and Fish
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: Corporation Law - Including Municipal Corporations
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Judiciary: Negligence
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Judiciary: Railroads
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Public Highways
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
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