Cummings, Michael

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House 1857-58 (District 18)

Party when first elected: Not Available

Counties Served: McLeod, Renville, Sibley

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Gender: Male

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Reported Minority: None Reported

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City of Residence (when first elected): Kelso

Occupation (when first elected): None Listed

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Total Days Served: 735

SESSIONS SERVED

1st Legislative Session (1857-1858)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 18

Elected: 10/13/1857

Residence: Kelso

Term of Office: 12/2/1857 to 12/6/1859

Counties Represented: McLeod, Renville, Sibley

Occupation: None Listed

Party: Not Available

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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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Michael Cummings of Henderson, Member of the First State Legislature (ca. 1858) From the Minnesota Historical Society's Visual Resources Database