James, James A. "J.A."
House 1875-77 (District 14)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Blue Earth
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1837
Birth Place:
Ohio
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.A.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Mankato
Occupation (when first elected):
Builder
EDUCATION
Ohio Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Mechanical Department (United States Civil War?);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Welsch ancestry.
He first came to Minnesota in 1857 and returned in the fall of 1858. He permanently moved to Minnesota in 1866.
He was "a Republican by nature and instinct." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 42)
Elected:
11/7/1876
Residence:
Mankato
Term of Office:
1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
Builder
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He was "a Republican by nature and instinct." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 42)
Committees:
-
Claims (Chair)
-
Joint Grasshopper
-
Ways and Means
Elected:
11/2/1875
Residence:
Mankato
Term of Office:
1/4/1876 to 1/1/1877
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
Builder
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Claims (Chair)
-
Joint Apportionment
-
Ways and Means
Elected:
11/3/1874
Residence:
Mankato
Term of Office:
1/5/1875 to 1/3/1876
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
Builder
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Education
-
Roads, Bridges, and Navigable Streams (Chair)
Articles & Books About
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