McKinstry, Archibald W. "A.W."

Sessions Served

Other Information

House 1877 (District 18)

Party when first elected: Republican

Counties Served: Rice

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1828

Birth Place: Chickapee, Massachusetts

Birth County:

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death: ??/??/1915

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names: A.W.

City of Residence (when first elected): Faribault

Occupation (when first elected): Editor, Faribault Republican Newspaper

EDUCATION

Fredonia Academy, New York; Secondary;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to New York in 1844, with his parents. He came to Minnesota in 1865.

"He is a staunch Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 45)

Total Days Served: 371

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/2/1877

Body: House

District: 18

Elected: 11/7/1876

Residence: Faribault

Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/2/1877

Counties Represented: Rice

Occupation: Editor, Faribault Republican Newspaper

Party: Republican Party Notes: "He is a staunch Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 45)

Committees:

Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
Joint Printing (Chair)
Printing (Chair)

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

"Hon. A.W. McKinstry." Memoirs of the State Officers; and of the Nineteenth Legislature of Minnesota, by C.L. Hall. Minneapolis: Johnson & Smith, p. 45.

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