Gorman, Patrick B.
House 1893-94 (District 45)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1845
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Ireland
Date of Death:
??/??/1930
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Cloud
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer/Former School Principal, St. Cloud and Lanesboro Village Schools/Former Teacher, Michigan
EDUCATION
Public Schools; Elementary School;
Ann Arbor High School, Michigan; Secondary; Graduate
Michigan State University; Attended College; Freshman and Sophmore Years
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
24th Michigan Army Regiment (United States Civil War);
08/1862 to 1865
State Legislator (Not Minnesota):
Michigan State Legislature;
1870 to 1871
School Board/Administration:
Stearns County, Minnesota (County Superintendent of Schools);
1879 to 1883
[Elected]
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Land Office, St. Cloud, Minnesota (Appointed by President Cleveland);
1886 to 03/1890
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to the United States in 1845, with his parents. They settled in western New York, then southern Michigan. He moved to Lanesboro, Minnesota in 1873.
He was raised on a farm.
Elected:
11/8/1892
Residence:
Saint Cloud
Term of Office:
1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Counties Represented:
Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
Occupation:
Lawyer/Former School Principal, St. Cloud and Lanesboro Village Schools/Former Teacher, Michigan
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Education
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Insurance
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Municipal Legislation
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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State Normal Schools
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