Bentley, William A. "Wm."
House 1877 (District 28)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Aitkin, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/30/1847 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Lebanon, Connecticut
Birth County:
New London
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1920
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Wm.
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Bently |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Rush City
Occupation (when first elected):
Physician/Surgeon
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
Army;
1861 to 186?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing and Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 list his last name as Bentley. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1877 lists both Bentley and Bently.
Toensing lists his birth year as 1847. Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists 1837.
He was of Scottish and English ancestry.
He came to Minnesota in 1856.
He was Grand Secretary, Grand Chief, and State Lecturer of the Order of Good Templars of Minnesota.
He was active in the temperance movement.
"Dr. Bentley is an earnest Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 29)
Elected:
11/7/1876
Residence:
Rush City
Term of Office:
1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Aitkin, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine
Occupation:
Physician/Surgeon
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "Dr. Bentley is an earnest Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 29)
Committees:
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Incorporations
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State Reform School (Chair)
Articles & Books About
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