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    Howard, Asher

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1917-22 (District 34)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 5/26/1877
    Birth Place: Webster City, Iowa
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 7/7/1945
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): Grain Business/Attorney

    EDUCATION

    Attended Law School; Business Education

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Attorney: Kanabec County, Minnesota; 1906 to 1910 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Alice Robinson; Divorced; Margaret Moore
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was born on a farm near Webster City, Iowa.

    He lived in Chicago, Illinois for 7 years. He moved to Kanabec County, Minnesota for his health in 1902. He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1910.

    He is buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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    Total Days Served: 2191

    SESSIONS SERVED

    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1921
    Body: House
    District: 34
    Elected: 11/2/1920
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1921 to 12/31/1922
    Oath Date: 1/4/1921
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney/Practical Experience in Farming Operations and Farm Products Marketing
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Grain and Warehouse
    • Judiciary
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Public Health and Hospitals
    • Workmens Compensation
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    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1919
    Body: House
    District: 34
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/1919 to 1/2/1921
    Oath Date: 1/7/1919
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney/Practical Experience in Farming Operations and Farm Products Marketing
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Elections
    • Grain and Warehouse
    • Judiciary
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Workmens Compensation
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    40th Legislative Session (1917-1918)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1917
    Body: House
    District: 34
    Elected: 11/7/1916
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/1/1917 to 1/5/1919
    Oath Date: 1/2/1917
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Grain Business/Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Retail Trade
    • Crimes and Punishment
    • Game and Fish
    • Grain and Warehouse
    • Judiciary
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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