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    Brisbin, John B. "J.B."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Territorial Council 1856-57 (District 2); House 1863 (District 21)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 1/10/1827
    Birth Place: Schuylerville, New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 3/22/1898
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: J.B.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer

    EDUCATION

    Troy Schools, New York; At Least Elementary School;
    Schuylerville Schools, New York; At Least Elementary School;
    Yale College; College Graduate; Entered in 1842; With High Honors, Mid 1840s
    Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1849

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Attorney: St. Paul, Minnesota (City Attorney); 1855 to 1855
    Municipal Mayor: St. Paul, Minnesota (City Mayor); 1857 to 1857 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was of Norman-French ancestry.

    He came to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1853.

    "He took an active part in the ranks of the Democratic party." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 487)

    He was one of the members elected in the 1858 election to serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1858-1859 session. That session was never called. A note in the Legislative Manual for the State of Minnesota 1881 (p. 180) states that due to the protracted session of 1857-58 the winter of 1858-59 meeting of the legislature was unnecessary.

    He died in St. Paul, Minnesota.

    Total Days Served: 1064

    SESSIONS SERVED

    5th Legislative Session (1863)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1863
    Body: House
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/4/1862
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/6/1863 to 1/4/1864
    Oath Date: 1/6/1863
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Judiciary
    • Library
    • Public Buildings

    8th Territorial Legislative Session (1857)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1857
    Body: Territorial Council
    District: 02
    Elected: 10/9/1855
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1856 to 12/1/1857
    Oath Date: 1/2/1856
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Democratic Party Notes: "He took an active part in the ranks of the Democratic party." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 487)
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: President of the Territorial Council

    7th Territorial Legislative Session (1856)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1856
    Body: Territorial Council
    District: 02
    Elected: 10/9/1855
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1856 to 12/1/1857
    Oath Date: 1/2/1856
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Democratic Party Notes: "He took an active part in the ranks of the Democratic party." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 487)
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: President of the Territorial Council

    OTHER INFORMATION

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