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Rufus P. Morton
House 1911-12 (District 45); House 1927-32 (District 55)
Party when first elected: Prohibition
Counties Served:
Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1862
Birth Place:
Nova Scotia
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
??/??/1935 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Brickton
Occupation (when first elected):
Manufacture of Bricks/Interested in Mercantile Business/Formerly Taught School; Nova Scotia, Canada
EDUCATION
Nova Scotia Schools, Canada; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1882. He moved to Brickton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota in 1901.
Elected:
11/4/1930
Residence:
Princeton
Term of Office:
1/5/1931 to 1/1/1933
Oath Date:
1/6/1931
Counties Represented:
Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation:
Manufacture of Bricks/Former Mercantile Business
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Elections
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General Legislation
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Public Buildings (Chair)
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Reapportionment
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Workmens Compensation
Elected:
11/6/1928
Residence:
Princeton
Term of Office:
1/7/1929 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/8/1929
Counties Represented:
Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation:
Manufacture of Bricks/Former Mercantile Business
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
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Civil Administration
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Elections
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General Legislation
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Metropolitan Drainage (Chair)
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University and State Schools
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Workmens Compensation
Elected:
11/2/1926
Residence:
Princeton
Term of Office:
1/3/1927 to 1/6/1929
Oath Date:
1/4/1927
Counties Represented:
Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation:
Manufacture of Bricks/Former Mercantile Business
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
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Civil Administration
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Crime Prevention
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Education
-
General Legislation
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University and State Schools
Elected:
11/8/1910
Residence:
Brickton
Term of Office:
1/2/1911 to 1/5/1913
Oath Date:
1/3/1911
Counties Represented:
Anoka, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation:
Manufacture of Bricks/Interested in Mercantile Business/Formerly Taught School; Nova Scotia, Canada
Party:
Prohibition
Committees:
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Agricultural Schools
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Logs and Lumber
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Manufactures
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State Hospitals
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State Normal Schools
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