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Remember L.H. "R.L.H." Lord

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1925-28 (District 7)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served:  Faribault

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 4/7/1864
Birth Place: , Minnesota
Birth County: Faribault
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 3/31/1938
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: R.L.H.
City of Residence (when first elected): Wells
Occupation (when first elected): Fruit Grower/Nurseryman/Former Employee; Security Bank, Minneapolis/Formerly Taught Rural Schools

EDUCATION

Wells Rural Schools; Elementary School;
Wells Village Schools; Elementary School;
Hamline University; College Graduate; 1890
University of Minnesota, Law School; Studied Law;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Agency: Minnesota State Horticultural Society (Vice-President); 1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration: Wells, Minnesota (Board of Education Member, several years); 1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration: LeRoy, Aitkin, Chatfield, and Fairmont, Minnesota (Superintendent of High Schools); 1895 to 1915

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Blanche Kemmerer (married on July 9, 1895)
Children: Two children: Dorothy and Gordon
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

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Total Days Served: 1463

SESSIONS SERVED

45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1927
Body: House
District: 07
Elected: 11/2/1926
Residence: Wells
Term of Office: 1/3/1927 to 1/6/1929
Oath Date: 1/4/1927
Counties Represented: Faribault
Occupation: Educational Work
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Crime Prevention
  • Education (Chair)
  • Elections
  • Labor
  • Public Buildings
  • Telephones and Telegraphs
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44th Legislative Session (1925-1926)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1925
Body: House
District: 07
Elected: 11/4/1924
Residence: Wells
Term of Office: 1/5/1925 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date: 1/6/1925
Counties Represented: Faribault
Occupation: Fruit Grower/Nurseryman/Former Employee; Security Bank, Minneapolis/Formerly Taught Rural Schools
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Agriculture and Horticulture
  • Appropriations
  • Board of Control
  • Corporations
  • Labor

OTHER INFORMATION

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