Drake, Elias Franklin "E.F."
Senate 1874-75 (District 24)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/21/1813
Birth Place:
Urbana, Ohio
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/14/1892
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
E.F.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Railroad President
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Legislator (Not Minnesota):
Ohio House of Representatives (Speaker for one of three terms from 1845-1846);
1844 to 1848
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Frances May Galloway (died in 1844); Caroline M. McClurg (married in 1856)
Children:
Five children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1862.
In 1862, in partnership with two other capitalists, he build the first railroad in Minnesota from Saint Paul to Saint Anthony (A History of the City of Saint Paul, and the County of Ramsey, Minnesota by Fletcher, p. 403).
He was a member of the Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce, a member and President of the Minnesota Historical Society and various other banks and companies. In 1876, he was the first president of the Minnesota Forestry Association.
He died at Coronado Beach, California and is buried at Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Body:
Senate
District:
24
Elected:
11/4/1873
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/6/1874 to 1/3/1876
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Railroad President
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Internal Improvements (Chair)
-
Library
-
Public Lands
-
Railroads
-
Retrenchment and Reform
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Roads and Bridges
Body:
Senate
District:
24
Elected:
11/4/1873
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/6/1874 to 1/3/1876
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Railroad President
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Internal Improvements (Chair)
-
Library
-
Public Lands
-
Railroads
Articles & Books About
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"Answers the Call: E. F. Drake Dies Somewhat Suddenly at Coronado Beach, Cal." The Saint Paul Globe, February 16, 1892, p. 2.
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"Col. E. F. Drake Dead. Millionaire Railroad Builder Passes Away." Chicago Tribune, February 16, 1892, p. 6.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.