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    Finseth, Anders K. "A.K."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1875-78 (District 17); Senate 1887-90 (District 21)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Goodhue

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1836
    Birth Place:
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Norway
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: A.K.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Kenyon
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Board/Commissioner: Goodhue County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, 4 years); 18?? to 18??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Wisconsin in 1853. He moved to Minnesota in 1855.

    He "stands on the Republican platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 15)

    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)

    Total Days Served: 2926

    SESSIONS SERVED

    26th Legislative Session (1889-1890) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/2/1886
    Residence: Kenyon
    Term of Office: 1/4/1887 to 1/5/1891
    Counties Represented: Goodhue
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Enrollment
    • Printing
    • Railroads
    • State Reform School (Chair)

    25th Legislative Session (1887-1888)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/2/1886
    Residence: Kenyon
    Term of Office: 1/4/1887 to 1/5/1891
    Counties Represented: Goodhue
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Enrollment
    • Immigration (Chair)
    • Printing
    • Railroads

    20th Legislative Session (1878)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 17
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Kenyon
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/6/1879
    Counties Represented: Goodhue
    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:
    • Agriculture (Chair)
    • Deaf and Dumb, and Blind
    • Elections
    • Joint State University

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 17
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Kenyon
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/6/1879
    Counties Represented: Goodhue
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: He "stands on the Republican platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 15); 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:
    • Agriculture (Chair)
    • Banks
    • Elections
    • Joint University
    • Printing (Chair)

    18th Legislative Session (1876)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 17
    Elected: 11/3/1874
    Residence: Kenyon
    Term of Office: 1/5/1875 to 1/1/1877
    Counties Represented: Goodhue
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Agriculture (Chair)
    • Banks
    • Joint University
    • Printing

    17th Legislative Session (1875)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 17
    Elected: 11/3/1874
    Residence: Kenyon
    Term of Office: 1/5/1875 to 1/1/1877
    Counties Represented: Goodhue
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Agriculture (Chair)
    • Banks
    • Joint University
    • Printing

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Hon. A.K. Finseth." Memoirs of the State Officers; and of the Nineteenth Legislature of Minnesota, by C.L. Hall. Minneapolis: Johnson & Smith, p. 15.



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