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    Eberhard, John A. "J.A."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1877 (District 1)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Houston

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 10/??/1838
    Birth Place:
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Prussia
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: J.A.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Mound Prairie
    Occupation (when first elected): Merchant/Agent, Southern Minnesota Rail Road Company

    EDUCATION

    Wisconsin District Schools; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Postmaster: Mound Prairie, Minnesota; 18?? to 18??
    Military: 53rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company A; 18?? to 18??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Washington County, Wisconsin in 1843. He came to Minnesota in 1854.

    "Republican, and serving his first term." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 35)

    Total Days Served: 371

    SESSIONS SERVED

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 01
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Mound Prairie
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Counties Represented: Houston
    Occupation: Merchant/Agent, Southern Minnesota Rail Road Company
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "Republican, and serving his first term." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 35)
    Committees:
    • Banks
    • Joint University and University Lands

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Hon. J.A. Eberhard." Memoirs of the State Officers; and of the Nineteenth Legislature of Minnesota, by C.L. Hall. Minneapolis: Johnson & Smith, p. 35.



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