Republican Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 1); Senate 1857-58 (District 25); Senate 1867-68 (District 2); House 1869 (District 2); Senate 1875-77 (District 28)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Washington
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
6/22/1817 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
New Brunswick
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
??/??/1906 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.H.C.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Taylors Falls
Occupation (when first elected):
Merchant
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judicial Administration:
Stillwater, Minnesota (Helped Organize the First District Court Held in Minnesota);
18?? to 18??
Territorial Government:
Wisconsin Territory (Territorial Sheriff);
18?? to 18??
Territorial Republican Constitutional Convention:
1st Council District, Minnesota Territory;
07/13/1857 to 08/29/1857
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1833. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1877 lists him as being 59 years old. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1875 lists him as being 57 years old. Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists his birth year as 1817.
He came to Minnesota in 1845.
His party affiliation when first elected was provided by Minnesota in Three Centuries.
"He has been a Republican since the organization of that party, and in fact he helped organize it." (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 helped organize the first District Court held in Minnesota, at Stillwater." (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)
In 1857-58, he chaired a special committee which presented the design for the first state seal of Minnesota. (Burnquist. Minnesota and Its People, Volume 1, p. 257)