Waste, John P. "J.P."
Senate 1873-74 (District 15)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Wabasha
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1837 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1906
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.P.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Plainview
Occupation (when first elected):
Physician, Surgeon
EDUCATION
Studied Medicine; Ann Arbor, Michigan
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
Ohio Voluntary Infantry 193rd Regiment (Surgeon);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1838 with a question mark. The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873 lists 1837.
He was raised on a farm.
He moved to Plainview, Minnesota in 1865.
His party affiliation when first elected was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
Body:
Senate
District:
15
Elected:
11/5/1872
Residence:
Plainview
Term of Office:
1/7/1873 to 1/4/1875
Counties Represented:
Wabasha
Occupation:
Physician
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
Committees:
-
Claims
-
Indian Affairs
-
Insane Asylum (Chair)
-
Soldiers Orphans
Body:
Senate
District:
15
Elected:
11/5/1872
Residence:
Plainview
Term of Office:
1/7/1873 to 1/4/1875
Counties Represented:
Wabasha
Occupation:
Physician, Surgeon
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Corporations (Chair)
-
Engrossment
-
Joint Taxes and Tax Laws
-
State Insane Asylum
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