Coates, Joseph H. "J.H."
House 1891-92 (District 45); House 1913-14 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1847 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Lincolnshire
Birth County:
Birth Country:
England
Date of Death:
??/??/1929
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.H.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Sauk Rapids
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1873
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Benton County, Minnesota (Sheriff);
18?? to ?
Judge:
Benton County, Minnesota (Judge of Probate);
1876 to 18??
Judge:
Benton County, Minnesota (Judge of Probate);
1888 to 18??
Judicial Administration:
Minnesota (Clerk of Court);
1903 to 1906
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1848. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1913 lists 1847.
He settled on a farm near Davenport, Iowa in 1850 with his widowed mother. He came to Fillmore County, Minnesota in 1854 or 1857 and moved to Benton County, Minnesota in 1861.
Elected: 11/5/1912
Residence: Sauk Rapids
Term of Office: 1/7/1913 to 1/4/1915
Counties Represented:
Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
Occupation: Farming/Real Estate
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Cities
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Compensation of Public Officials
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Reapportionment
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State and Other Libraries
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State Normal Schools
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State Prison and Reformatory
Elected: 11/4/1890
Residence: Sauk Rapids
Term of Office: 1/6/1891 to 1/2/1893
Counties Represented:
Benton
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Engrossment
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Printing
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State Normal Schools
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State Prison
No other information has been entered for this legislator.
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