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    Otis, George Lamartine "Geo. L."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1857-58 (District 2); Senate 1866 (District 21)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1829
    Birth Place: New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1882
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Geo. L.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): None Listed

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Mayor: St. Paul, Minnesota (City Mayor); 1867 to 1867

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1855.

    He was listed as a Democratic party candidate in the 1857 election. (A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, 1983 edition, by J. Fletcher Williams, p. 382)

    He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Minnesota Governor.

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    Total Days Served: 1106

    SESSIONS SERVED

    8th Legislative Session (1866)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/7/1865
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1866 to 1/7/1867
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Joint Revision of the Statutes Special
    • State Library

    1st Legislative Session (1857-1858)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 02
    Elected: 10/13/1857
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 12/2/1857 to 12/6/1859
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Democratic Party Notes: He was listed as a Democratic party candidate in the 1857 election. (A History of the City of St. Paul to 1875, 1983 edition, by J. Fletcher Williams, p. 382)
    Committees:
    • Incorporations
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    Session Notes: He was sworn in on December 3, 1857. An 1858-59 session was not held due to the protracted session of 1857-58. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872, p. 66) Thus, even though the first session was adjourned on August 12, 1858; the term end date for it is listed as the day before the second legislative session's start date.
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Photographs
    George Lamartine Otis of St. Paul, member of the First State Legislature (ca. 1858) From the Minnesota Historical Society's Visual Resources Database


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