Haycraft, Julius E. "The Sturdy Little Yankee from Watonwan County"

Sessions Served

Other Information

Senate 1911-14 (District 13)

Party when first elected: Republican

Counties Served: Martin, Watonwan

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 8/26/1871

Birth Place: Madelia, Minnesota

Birth County: Blue Earth

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death: 11/5/1951

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names: The Sturdy Little Yankee from Watonwan County

City of Residence (when first elected): Madelia

Occupation (when first elected): Engaged in the Practice of Law

EDUCATION

Grade School; Elementary School; Completed the 8th Grade
Curtiss Business College, Minneapolis; Postsecondary; Few Months
Studied Law; In a Madelia, Minnesota Law Office; Admitted to the Bar, 1898

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Postmaster: Madelia, Minnesota (Appointed by President McKinley and President Roosevelt); 01/1899 to 07/1910 [Appointed]

State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Historical Society (President); 19?? to 19??

Judge: Fairmont, Minnesota (District Court Judge, Appointed by Governor Theodore Christianson); 1925 to 08/01/1948 [Appointed]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Marie
Children: Two children: Anna (daughter), Howard (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was born on a farm near Madelia but in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. He was the youngest of 10 children. He moved to the village of Madelia, Minnesota in 1892. He moved to Fairmont, Minnesota around 1915.

He was President of the Martin County Historical Society.

According to his memorial in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1578, he was "called 'The Sturdy Little Yankee from Watonwan County.'"