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    Whiting, E. P.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1876-77 (District 10)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Olmsted

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/23/1828
    Birth Place: New York
    Birth County: Erie
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Rochester
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married (married in 1851)
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Michigan in 1837. He went to Illinois in 1838. He moved to Rock County, Wisconsin in 1839. He went to Indian lands in Marquette County in 1849. He came to Minnesota in 1860.

    "Mr. Whiting is a sterling Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 54.)

    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: House
    District: 10
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Rochester
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "Mr. Whiting is a sterling Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 54.)
    Committees:
    • Federal Relations (Chair)
    • Hospital for the Insane
    Session Notes: Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists his city as Farmington.

    18th Legislative Session (1876)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1876
    Body: House
    District: 10
    Elected: 11/2/1875
    Residence: Rochester
    Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/1/1877
    Oath Date: 1/4/1876
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Indian Affairs (Chair)
    • Insurance

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