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Mantor, Peter

House 1859-60 (District 13); House 1861 (District 15)

Party when first elected:  Not Available

Counties Served:  Dodge, Mower

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 12/15/1815
Birth Place: New York
Birth County: Albany
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 9/23/1888
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Mantorville
Occupation (when first elected): Miller

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: Company C, 2nd, Minnesota Regiment (United States Civil War, Captain); 186? to 18??
U.S. Executive Branch: United States Land Office, North Dakota; 1874 to 1880

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Rebecca Brooks; Emily Miller; Eva Claflin; Martha Christy
Children: One child: (daughter, she died at age 4 of influenza, before he took office)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Frank Mantor  - Brother

GENERAL NOTES

He moved from Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania to the future site of Mantorville, Minnesota on April 19, 1854. He moved to Bismarck, North Dakota in 1874. He returned to Mantorville, Minnesota after 1880.

"[The name of Mantorville] was adopted in honor of three brothers, Peter, Riley, and Frank Mantor who came here in 1853 and 1854 from Linesville, Crawford County, Pa." (Minnesota Place Names, MHS, 2001)

Hre died in Mantorville, Dodge County, Minnesota.

Family data provided by a relative.

A relative and Minnesota Place Names say he was born in Albany County, New York. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1860 and 1861 list Pennsylvania.

Total Days Served: 762

SESSIONS SERVED

3rd Legislative Session (1861)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 15
Elected: 11/6/1860
Residence: Mantorville
Term of Office: 1/8/1861 to 1/6/1862
Counties Represented: Dodge, Mower
Occupation: Miller
Party: Not Available
Committees:
  • Claims (Chair)
  • Ways and Means

2nd Legislative Session (1859-1860)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 13
Elected: 10/11/1859
Residence: Mantorville
Term of Office: 12/7/1859 to 1/7/1861
Counties Represented: Dodge, Mower
Occupation: Miller
Party: Not Available
Committees:
  • Supplies and Expenditures (Chair)
Articles & Books About
"Dodge County - Mantorville." Minnesota Place Names (Electronic Resource), St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.