Jones, Richard
Senate 1915-18 (District 58)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/14/1887
Birth Place:
Brisbon, Pennsylvania
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Duluth
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer, Jones and Forbes Law Firm/Former Station Agent, Kempton, N.D.
EDUCATION
Studied Law; Under A.G. McKnight; Admitted to the Bar, 1911
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Welsh ancestry.
He came west in 1900 and learned telegraphy. He was a station agent in Kempton, North Dakota when he was 14 years old. He moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1903.
"On a radically progressive platform he defeated Pugh." (Buell, C.J. The Minnesota Legislature of 1915, p. 87)
Body:
Senate
District:
58
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Duluth
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Lawyer, Jones and Forbes Law Firm/Former Station Agent-Telegrapher, Kempton, N.D.
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Cities of the First Class
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Employers Liability Laws
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Game and Fish
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Judiciary
-
Labor
Body:
Senate
District:
58
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Duluth
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Lawyer, Jones and Forbes Law Firm/Former Station Agent, Kempton, N.D.
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Party Notes: "On a radically progressive platform he defeated Pugh." (Buell, C.J. The Minnesota Legislature of 1915, p. 87)
Committees:
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Cities of the First Class
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Employers Liability Laws
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Corporation Law - Including Municipal Corporations
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Judiciary: Employers Liability
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Labor
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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