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J. W. Nelson
Senate 1923-26 (District 64)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Mahnomen, Norman
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1876
Birth Place:
Minnesota
Birth County:
Freeborn
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Mahnomen
Occupation (when first elected):
Mercantile Business/Farming
EDUCATION
Freeborn County Country Schools; Elementary School;
Luther Academy, Albert Lea, Minnesota; Secondary; Graduate, 1894
Parker College; Attended College; 2 years
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Body:
Senate
District:
64
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Mahnomen
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date:
1/2/1923
Counties Represented:
Mahnomen, Norman
Occupation:
Mercantile Business/Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Elections
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Memorial Parks and Monuments
-
Reapportionment
-
Towns and Counties
Body:
Senate
District:
64
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Mahnomen
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date:
1/2/1923
Counties Represented:
Mahnomen, Norman
Occupation:
Mercantile Business/Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Election
-
Game and Fish
-
Military Affairs
-
Re-apportionment
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Towns, Counties and Municipalities