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    Worst, David

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1877 (District 37)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1837
    Birth Place: Pennsylvania
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Presbyterian
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Redwood Falls
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Tuscarora Academy, Pennsylvania; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was of German ancestry.

    He moved to Ohio in the spring of 1864. He went to Cumberland County, Illinois around 1867. He came to Minnesota in April 1871.

    "He is a Republican in politics, and a prominent Granger." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 55)

    Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.

    Total Days Served: 371

    SESSIONS SERVED

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: House
    District: 37
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Redwood Falls
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "He is a Republican in politics, and a prominent Granger." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 55)
    Committees:
    • Joint Grasshopper
    • Railroads
    • State Library

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