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Ernest L. "E.L." Hospes
Senate 1899-1902 (District 31)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Washington
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1846 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Ash Grove, Missouri
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1935
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
E.L.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Stillwater
Occupation (when first elected):
Lumbering Business
EDUCATION
Missouri Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Stillwater, Minnesota (Board of Education, President, 6 years);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Widower
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1845. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1901 lists 1846.
He came to Stillwater, Minnesota in 1854.
Body:
Senate
District:
31
Elected:
11/8/1898
Residence:
Stillwater
Term of Office:
1/2/1899 to 1/4/1903
Oath Date:
1/3/1899
Counties Represented:
Washington
Occupation:
Lumbering Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Enrollment
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Indian Affairs
-
Logs and Lumber (Chair)
-
Manufactures
-
Retrenchment and Reform
-
State Prison
Body:
Senate
District:
31
Elected:
11/8/1898
Residence:
Stillwater
Term of Office:
1/2/1899 to 1/4/1903
Oath Date:
1/3/1899
Counties Represented:
Washington
Occupation:
Lumbering Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Enrollment
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Indian Affairs
-
Logs and Lumber (Chair)
-
Manufactures
-
State Prison