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Stephen Brown "S.B., Steve" Lovejoy
House 1895-98 (District 31)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/19/1850
Birth Place:
Livermore, Maine
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1902
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
S.B., Steve
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Railroad Contractor
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania Military Academy; Secondary;
Clinton Liberal Institute, New York; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Water Board, Appointed by Mayor Ames, Resigned After 2 Months);
18?? to 18??
[Appointed]
State Agency:
Minnesota Surveyor General of Logs and Lumber (2nd District, Appointed by Governor McGill);
1877 to 1878
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
E. Louise Morgan (married on October 13, 1872)
Children:
Four children: Emma L., Edith D., Ethel M., and Marjorie
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to St. Anthony (now Minneapolis), Minnesota in 1854, with his parents.
"Since voting for Grant in 1872, Mr. Lovejoy has been a staunch Republican." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897)
He was a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Knight Templar and a member of the Zuhrah Temple.
The ship landing called Lovejoy's Landing in Sidney, Maine was named after his great grandfather, Abial Lovejoy.
Elected:
11/3/1896
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date:
1/5/1897
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Railroad Contractor
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Corporations Other Than Municipal
-
Railroads (Chair)
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
Oath Date:
1/8/1895
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Railroad Contractor
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Manufactures
-
Railroads
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
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