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John R. Cunningham
House 1897-98 (District 34)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1842
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Ireland
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Greenwood
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
6th Army Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Company B (Private);
1862 to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Greenwood, Hennepin County, Minnesota in 1857.
Elected:
11/3/1896
Residence:
Greenwood
Term of Office:
1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date:
1/5/1897
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Education
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Grain and Warehouse
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Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
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State Prison and Reformatory
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Temperance Legislation
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Ways and Means