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Emmet "Emmett" Mark
House 1901-06 (District 45)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Anoka, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/9/1864
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Russian Poland
Date of Death:
4/2/1937
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Jewish
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Emmett
City of Residence (when first elected):
Princeton
Occupation (when first elected):
Livestock Dealer
EDUCATION
Minnesota Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota (County Sheriff, 2 years);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Celia (married about 1888)
Children:
One child: Walter
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1871.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Minnesota House in 1906; he lost in the primary election.
He is buried at Sons of Jacob Cemetery in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Religion listed because the cemetery only allowed Jewish burials at the time of his passing.
Elected:
11/8/1904
Residence:
Princeton
Term of Office:
1/2/1905 to 1/6/1907
Oath Date:
1/3/1905
Counties Represented:
Anoka, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation:
Livestock Dealer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Drainage
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Grain and Warehouse
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Indian Affairs (Chair)
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Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
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State Prison and Reformatory
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Temperance Legislation
Elected:
11/4/1902
Residence:
Princeton
Term of Office:
1/5/1903 to 1/1/1905
Oath Date:
1/6/1903
Counties Represented:
Anoka, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation:
Livestock Dealer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Banks and Banking
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Hospitals for the Insane
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Indian Affairs (Chair)
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Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
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State Public School
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Taxes and Tax Law
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Temperance Legislation
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Towns and Counties
Elected:
11/6/1900
Residence:
Princeton
Term of Office:
1/7/1901 to 1/4/1903
Oath Date:
1/8/1901
Counties Represented:
Anoka, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation:
Livestock Dealer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Banks and Banking
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Education
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Game and Fish Laws
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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Ways and Means
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