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John J. Boobar
House 1895-96 (District 45)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1865
Birth Place:
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
Birth County:
Stearns
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Cloud
Occupation (when first elected):
Fire Insurance and Abstract Business
EDUCATION
Sauk Centre High School; Secondary; Graduate
Curtiss Business College, Minneapolis; Postsecondary; Graduate
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born in the Indian stockade in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
He was a drummer in The Crimson-Rimmed Bicycle Band of St. Cloud.
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Saint Cloud
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
Oath Date:
1/8/1895
Counties Represented:
Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
Occupation:
Fire Insurance and Abstract Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Forestry and Fire Protection
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Insurance
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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Public Lands
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State Normal Schools (Chair)
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