Bonniwell, Sr., Harlow H. "H.H., Bonnie"
Senate 1915-35 (District 22)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
McLeod
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/13/1860
Birth Place:
Mequoi, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/28/1935
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
H.H., Bonnie
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hutchinson
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law/Farming and Blooded Stock Raising, Pure Bred Cattle and Hogs
EDUCATION
Hutchinson Public Schools; Elementary School;
Hutchinson High School; Secondary;
University of Minnesota; B.L.; 1881
University of Michigan, Law School; LL.B.; 1883; Read Law in the Office of Judge Seagrave Smith, Minneapolis, Minnesota
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mary Frankenfield (married on May 17, 1894)
Children:
Two children: Harlow H. Jr. (son), and Mrs. Harold Janicky (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Milan Bonniwell
- Other - See Notes
William T. Bonniwell, Jr.
- Father
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing indicates that all three Bonniwell's were related. We don't know how Milan Bonniwell was related to the other two. The three Bonniwells are buried in the same cemetery.
He moved to Hutchinson, Minnesota in the spring of 1866 with his parents.
He died in a hospital and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, in Hutchinson, Minnesota.
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/6/1934
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/7/1935 to 4/28/1935
(unfinished term)
Oath Date:
1/8/1935
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing (Chair)
-
Public Domain
-
Railroads
-
Soldiers Bonus and Soldiers Home
-
Workmens Compensation
Reason for unfinished term:
Death
Session Notes:
He died while in office on April 28, 1935.
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/4/1930
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/5/1931 to 1/6/1935
Oath Date:
1/6/1931
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing (Chair)
-
Public Domain
-
Railroads
-
Reforestation
-
Soldiers Home
-
Workmens Compensation
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/4/1930
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/5/1931 to 1/6/1935
Oath Date:
1/6/1931
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Farming, Raising Blooded Stock
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing (Chair)
-
Public Domain
-
Railroads
-
Reforestation
-
Soldiers Home
-
Workmens Compensation
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/2/1926
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/4/1927
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Farming, Raising Blooded Stock
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing (Chair)
-
Public Domain
-
Railroads
-
Reforestation
-
Soldiers Home
-
Workmens Compensation
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/2/1926
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/4/1927
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Farming, Raising Blooded Stock
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing (Chair)
-
Public Domain
-
Railroads
-
Reforestation
-
Soldiers Home
-
Workmens Compensation
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date:
1/2/1923
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Farming, Raising Blooded Stock
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Domain
-
Railroads and Transportation (Chair)
-
Soldiers Home
-
Workmens Compensation
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date:
1/2/1923
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Farming, Raising Blooded Stock
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Domain
-
Railroads (Chair)
-
Soldiers Home
-
Workmens Compensation
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/5/1918
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/6/1919 to 12/31/1922
Oath Date:
1/7/1919
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Farming, Raising Blooded Stock
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture and Agricultural Markets
-
Corporations and Commerce
-
Judiciary
-
Re-apportionment
-
Soldiers Home
-
Workmens Compensation
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/5/1918
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/6/1919 to 12/31/1922
Oath Date:
1/7/1919
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Farming, Raising Blooded Stock
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock (Chair)
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Judiciary
-
Soldiers Home
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Farming and Blooded Stock Raising
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture, Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Commerce, Manufacture and Trade
-
Education and Educational Institutions
-
Grain and Warehouse
-
Judiciary
Body:
Senate
District:
22
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Practicing Law/Farming and Blooded Stock Raising, Pure Bred Cattle and Hogs
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture, Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Education and Educational Institutions
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: Criminal Law
-
Judiciary: Employers Liability
-
Railroads, Grain and Warehouses
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