Emmons, Henry G. "H.G."
House 1877-78 (District 5)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Freeborn
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/16/1828
Birth Place:
,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
10/2/1909
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
H.G.
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Emmonds |
City of Residence (when first elected):
State Line
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Postmaster:
Emmons, Minnesota;
[Dates Unknown]
Postmaster:
State Line, Minnesota (15 years);
18?? to 18??
County Board/Commissioner:
Freeborn County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, 6 years; Chair 4 years);
18?? to 18??
Judge:
State Line, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace, 14 years);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Henry H. Emmons
- Son
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing, Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877; the St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877; and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1877 list his last name as Emmons. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1878 lists both Emmons and Emmonds.
He moved to Wisconsin in 1850. He came to Minnesota in 1856.
He "votes the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 35)
He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Elected:
11/6/1877
Residence:
State Line
Term of Office:
1/8/1878 to 1/6/1879
Counties Represented:
Freeborn
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Committees:
-
Immigration (Chair)
-
Joint Relief from Grasshopper Devastation Special
Elected:
11/7/1876
Residence:
State Line
Term of Office:
1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Freeborn
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He "votes the Republican ticket." (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:
-
Immigration
-
Joint Grasshopper
-
Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
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