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Harry F. "H.F." Weis
Senate 1907-14 (District 27); Senate 1915-19 (District 17)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Le Sueur
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1866
Birth Place:
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/8/1919
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
H.F.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Le Sueur
Occupation (when first elected):
Cashier, First National Bank
EDUCATION
Henderson Public Schools; Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Le Sueur, Minnesota (Board of Education, President, 8 years);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He settled in Minnesota in 1876.
Body:
Senate
District:
17
Elected:
11/5/1918
Residence:
Le Sueur
Term of Office:
1/6/1919 to 1/8/1919
(unfinished term)
Oath Date:
1/7/1919
Counties Represented:
Le Sueur
Occupation:
Cashier, First National Bank
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
Reason for unfinished term:
Death
Session Notes:
He died while in office on January 8, 1919.
Body:
Senate
District:
17
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Le Sueur
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
Le Sueur
Occupation:
Cashier, First National Bank
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking (Chair)
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Railroads
Body:
Senate
District:
17
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Le Sueur
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
Le Sueur
Occupation:
Cashier, First National Bank
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Party Notes: He was a "delegate to national Democratic convention in 1912…" (Buell, C.J. The Minnesota Legislature of 1915, p. 92)
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking (Chair)
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
Body:
Senate
District:
27
Elected:
11/8/1910
Residence:
Le Sueur
Term of Office:
1/2/1911 to 1/3/1915
Oath Date:
1/3/1911
Counties Represented:
Le Sueur
Occupation:
Cashier, First National Bank
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Commerce and Trade
-
Game and Fish
-
Hospitals for the Insane
-
Lands, Mines and Minerals
-
Public Health and Pure Food
-
Towns and Counties
Body:
Senate
District:
27
Elected:
11/8/1910
Residence:
Le Sueur
Term of Office:
1/2/1911 to 1/3/1915
Oath Date:
1/3/1911
Counties Represented:
Le Sueur
Occupation:
Cashier, First National Bank
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
-
Hospitals for Insane
-
Mines and Minerals
-
Public Health and Pure Food
-
State Fair and Agricultural Societies
-
University and University Lands
Body:
Senate
District:
27
Elected:
11/6/1906
Residence:
Le Sueur
Term of Office:
1/7/1907 to 1/1/1911
Oath Date:
1/8/1907
Counties Represented:
Le Sueur
Occupation:
Cashier, First National Bank
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Commerce and Trade
-
Game and Fish Laws
-
General Legislation
-
Illuminating Oils
-
Indian Affairs
-
Mines and Minerals
-
Municipal Corporations
-
State Fair and Agricultural Societies
Body:
Senate
District:
27
Elected:
11/6/1906
Residence:
Le Sueur
Term of Office:
1/7/1907 to 1/1/1911
Oath Date:
1/8/1907
Counties Represented:
Le Sueur
Occupation:
Cashier, First National Bank
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Census
-
Game and Fish Laws
-
General Legislation
-
Illuminating Oils
-
Indian Affairs
-
Mines and Minerals
-
State Fair and Agricultural Societies
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