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Lynch, Peter Charles

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1905-06 (District 47)

Party when first elected:  Democratic

Counties Served:  Benton, Sherburne, Stearns

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 12/25/1863
Birth Place: Portland, Maine
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 12/1/1932
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Foley
Occupation (when first elected): Mercantile Business/Traveling Salesman; Nichols and Dean, St. Paul

EDUCATION

Elk River Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Clear Lake Schools; At Least Elementary School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Widower (he married Pauline Matilde Gurke in May 1886, she died on March 27, 1897, before he took office)
Children: Six children: Louis (also known as Hugh Bertrand Sullivan), Mary, John, George, Anna, and Ellen
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Minnesota in 1865.

Total Days Served: 735

SESSIONS SERVED

34th Legislative Session (1905-1906)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1905
Body: House
District: 47
Elected: 11/8/1904
Residence: Foley
Term of Office: 1/2/1905 to 1/6/1907
Oath Date: 1/3/1905
Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
Occupation: Mercantile Business/Traveling Salesman; Nichols and Dean, St. Paul
Party: Democratic
Committees:
  • Drainage
  • Logs and Lumber
  • Prison Labor
  • Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
  • State Prison and Reformatory

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

  • "Peter C. Lynch." St. Cloud Times, December 3, 1932, p. 3.

Photographs


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