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    Morrison, Allan "Allen"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Territorial House 1849 (District 6)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Benton, Mahkahto (defunct), Pembina (defunct), Wahnahta (defunct)

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 6/3/1803
    Birth Place: Terrebonne, Montreal
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Canada
    Date of Death: 11/21/1877 (uncertain)
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Allen
    City of Residence (when first elected): Crow Wing
    Occupation (when first elected): FurTrader/Indian Trade

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Charlotte Charbouillier (she was part Chippewa Indian)
    Children: Eleven children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Toensing and Minnesota Place Names list his death year as 1877. Minnesota in Three Centuries lists 1878. Minnesota Place Names lists his death date as November 21. Minnesota in Three Centuries lists November 28

    Toensing, Minnesota in Three Centuries, and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 list his first name as Allan. History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier, 1900 lists Allen.

    The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier, 1900 lists his birth state as Pennsylvania.

    He came to northeastern Minnesota in 1821.

    His party affiliation was taken from The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873. In there it states that on October 20, 1849 the first Minnesota Democratic Party convention was held. He was listed as one of the Vice-Presidents.

    He died and was buried on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota.

    Morrison County, Minnesota was named after him.

    Total Days Served: 474

    SESSIONS SERVED

    1st Territorial Legislative Session (1849)

      Session Details
    Body: Territorial House
    District: 06
    Elected: 9/8/1849
    Residence: Crow Wing
    Term of Office: 9/14/1849 to 12/31/1850 (Special Election)
    Counties Represented: Benton, Mahkahto (defunct), Pembina (defunct), Wahnahta (defunct)
    Occupation: FurTrader/Indian Trade
    Party: Democratic Party Notes: His party affiliation was taken from The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873. In there it states that on October 20, 1849 the first Minnesota Democratic Party convention was held. He was listed as one of the Vice-Presidents.
    Committees:
    Session Notes: In the 1849 election, "Councilor William R. Sturges, of the Sixth District, was elected by his constitutents to both the Council and the House, and his election was so certified and proclaimed by the Governor. He resigned the office of Representative and at a special election Allan Morrison was chosen in his stead." (Holcombe. Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 2, p. 438)

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