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    Ward, William G. "W.G."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1873-74 (District 13); Senate 1887-90 (District 11)

    Party when first elected:  Liberal Republican

    Counties Served:  Waseca

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1828 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: Boonville, New York
    Birth County: Oneida
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1892
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: W.G.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Waseca
    Occupation (when first elected): Civil Engineer; Chief Engineer, Winona and St. Peter Railroad/Former Road Work, Wisconsin/Formerly Engaged on the Utica and Black River Railroad/Former Assistant Engineer, New York State Canal

    EDUCATION

    At Least Elementary School; Classical Education, Different Academies in New York
    Union College, New York; Attended College; Civil Engineer
    Read Law; Madison, Wisconsin; Admitted to the Bar, 1860

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    Toensing lists his birth year as 1827. The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873 lists 1830. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists 1828.

    He came to Minnesota in 1866.

    His party affiliation when first elected was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.

    Total Days Served: 2191

    SESSIONS SERVED

    26th Legislative Session (1889-1890) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1889
    Body: Senate
    District: 11
    Elected: 11/2/1886
    Residence: Waseca
    Term of Office: 1/3/1887 to 1/4/1891
    Oath Date: 1/4/1887
    Counties Represented: Waseca
    Occupation: Farmer/Civil Engineer/Lawyer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Banks
    • Hospitals for Insane
    • Insurance (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • University and University Lands

    25th Legislative Session (1887-1888)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1887
    Body: Senate
    District: 11
    Elected: 11/2/1886
    Residence: Waseca
    Term of Office: 1/3/1887 to 1/4/1891
    Oath Date: 1/4/1887
    Counties Represented: Waseca
    Occupation: Civil Engineer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Banks
    • Deaf, Dumb and Blind
    • Insurance (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Mining Special

    16th Legislative Session (1874)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1874
    Body: Senate
    District: 13
    Elected: 11/5/1872
    Residence: Waseca
    Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/4/1875
    Oath Date: 1/7/1873
    Counties Represented: Waseca
    Occupation: Civil Engineer
    Party: Liberal Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Immigration
    • Insane Asylum
    • State Prison

    15th Legislative Session (1873)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1873
    Body: Senate
    District: 13
    Elected: 11/5/1872
    Residence: Waseca
    Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/4/1875
    Oath Date: 1/7/1873
    Counties Represented: Waseca
    Occupation: Civil Engineer; Chief Engineer, Winona and St. Peter Railroad/Former Road Work, Wisconsin/Formerly Engaged on the Utica and Black River Railroad/Former Assistant Engineer, New York State Canal
    Party: Liberal Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
    Committees:
    • Federal Relations
    • Internal Improvements
    • State Prison

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