Senate 1878 (District 6); Senate 1883-89 (District 5)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served: Faribault
Colby University; College Graduate; 1859Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1866
Toensing lists his birth year as 1836. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists 1838.He came to Minnesota in 1867 or 1868 and settled in Blue Earth City.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)He died in Blue Earth City, Minnesota.