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Richard Ambrose Walsh
House 1891-94 (District 28)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/9/1862
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/18/1940
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
St. Paul High Schools; Secondary; Graduate
Kerr, Wilson, and Benton; Read Law; Admitted to the bar and began practice in 1883
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Ramsey County District Court, Minnesota (Appointed by Governor Floyd B. Olson);
1931 to 1939
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Margret McManus
Children:
13 children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Elected:
11/8/1892
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Oath Date:
1/3/1893
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Claims
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Education
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Judiciary
Elected:
11/4/1890
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/5/1891 to 1/1/1893
Oath Date:
1/6/1891
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Judiciary
-
Legislative Expenses
-
Public Accounts and Expenditures
-
State Public Schools (Chair)