Senate 1903-10 (District 60); Senate 1915-22 (District 49)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Becker, Clay, Wilkin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/16/1859
Birth Place:
, Maryland
Birth County:
Baltimore
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/14/1935
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
F.H.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Moorhead
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Maryland Public Schools; Elementary School;
Johns Hopkins University; Attended College;
Western Maryland College, Westminster; College Graduate; 1878
University of Maryland; Law Degree; Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1881 and 1884
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Clay County, Minnesota (Judge of Probate);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Attorney:
Moorhead, Minnesota (City Attorney);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Moorhead, Minnesota (Board of Education, President);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1859. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1921 says he was 57 years old. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1903 says he was 43 years old, which matches Toensing.
He came to Minnesota in 1884 and settled in Barnesville. He moved to Moorhead, Minnesota in 1890.