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)