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Edward J. Davenport
House 1889-90 (District 30)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1852
Birth Place:
Middlebury, Vermont
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1930
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Middlebury College, Vermont; A.M.;
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1874
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judicial Administration:
Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota (Deputy Clerk of the District Court);
1871 to 1874
Judicial Administration:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Clerk of the Municipal Court);
1874 to 1877
Judicial Administration:
Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota (Clerk of the District Court);
1880 to 1888
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Janie H. Taylor (granddaughter of President William H. Harrison, and first cousin of President Benjamin Harrison)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1871.
Elected:
11/6/1888
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/7/1889 to 1/4/1891
Oath Date:
1/8/1889
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Insurance
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Joint University
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Prison Labor
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State Library (Chair)