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Levi "L." Butler
Senate 1872-77 (District 26)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1818
Birth Place:
Indiana
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1878
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
L.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Lumberman, Lumber Manufacturer and Sales/Physician
EDUCATION
Private Tutors; At Least Elementary School;
Ohio Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Ohio Medical College; Medical Degree;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
3rd Minneosta Infantry Regiment, Army of the Mississippi (United States Civil War, Fort Snelling, Examining Surgeon during the Draft);
1861 to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1855 but returned to Indiana in the winter. He became a year round resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1858.
Body:
Senate
District:
26
Elected:
11/2/1875
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date:
1/4/1876
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lumberman/President, Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank, Minneapolis
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "His political sentiments are Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 13)
Committees:
-
Printing
-
Railroads (Chair)
-
Towns and Counties
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Body:
Senate
District:
26
Elected:
11/2/1875
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date:
1/4/1876
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lumberman
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Education
-
Elections
-
Railroads (Chair)
-
Towns and Counties
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Body:
Senate
District:
26
Elected:
11/4/1873
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/6/1874 to 1/3/1876
Oath Date:
1/6/1874
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lumberman
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Education
-
Elections
-
Railroads (Chair)
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Body:
Senate
District:
26
Elected:
11/4/1873
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/6/1874 to 1/3/1876
Oath Date:
1/6/1874
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lumberman
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Elections
-
Joint University and University Lands
-
Railroads (Chair)
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Body:
Senate
District:
26
Elected:
11/7/1871
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/2/1872 to 1/5/1874
Oath Date:
1/2/1872
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lumberman
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
Committees:
-
Elections
-
Joint University and University Lands (Chair)
-
Railroads
-
State Library
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Body:
Senate
District:
26
Elected:
11/7/1871
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/2/1872 to 1/5/1874
Oath Date:
1/2/1872
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lumberman, Lumber Manufacturer and Sales/Physician
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Elections
-
Joint Congressional Apportionment
-
Railroads
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
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