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    Pillsbury, Charles Alfred "C.A."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1878-82 (District 26); Senate 1883-86 (District 29)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 10/3/1842
    Birth Place: Warner, New Hampshire
    Birth County: Merrimac
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 9/17/1899
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Congregational
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: C.A.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): Miller; Flour Manufacturing, Largest Mills in the World/Wheat Elevator Business

    EDUCATION

    New Hampshire Public Schools; Elementary School;
    New London Academy, New Hampshire; Secondary;
    Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; College Graduate; 1863

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Mary A. Stinson (married on September 12, 1866)
    Children: Two children: John S., and Charles S. (sons, twins)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    John Sargent Pillsbury  - Uncle
    George Sturgis Pillsbury  - Grandson
    John Pillsbury Snyder  - First Cousin Once Removed

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1869.

    He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)

    "While Mr. Pillsbury is a prominent Republican..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 57)

    He was one of the founders of Charles A. Pillsbury and Company.

    His father, George A., served as Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    He died from heart disease in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    He was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church.

    Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.

    Total Days Served: 3283

    SESSIONS SERVED

    24th Legislative Session (1885-1886) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 29
    Elected: 11/7/1882
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Miller
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "While Mr. Pillsbury is a prominent Republican..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 57)
    Committees:
    • Finance (Chair)
    • Grain and Warehouse Inspection
    • Indian Affairs
    • Military Affairs

    23rd Legislative Session (1883-1884)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 29
    Elected: 11/7/1882
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/3/1887
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Miller
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "While Mr. Pillsbury is a prominent Republican..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 57)
    Committees:
    • Finance (Chair)
    • Geological and Natural History Survey
    • Indian Affairs
    • Military Affairs
    • Towns and Counties

    22nd Legislative Session (1881-1882)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 26
    Elected: 11/5/1878
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/7/1879 to 1/1/1883
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Miller
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "While Mr. Pillsbury is a prominent Republican..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 57)
    Committees:
    • Finance (Chair)
    • Geological and Natural History Survey of the State
    • Indian Affairs
    • Military Affairs
    • Printing
    • Towns and Counties

    21st Legislative Session (1879-1880)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 26
    Elected: 11/5/1878
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/7/1879 to 1/1/1883
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Miller
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "While Mr. Pillsbury is a prominent Republican..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 57)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Finance (Chair)
    • Geological and Natural History Survey of the State
    • Printing (Chair)
    • Temperance and Prohibition Special
    • Towns and Counties
    • Weights, Measures and Wheat Grades Special

    20th Legislative Session (1878)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 26
    Elected: 11/6/1877
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/8/1878 to 1/6/1879
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Miller; Flour Manufacturing, Largest Mills in the World/Wheat Elevator Business
    Party: Republican Party Notes: He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877); "While Mr. Pillsbury is a prominent Republican..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 57)
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Joint Grasshopper Devastation
    • Printing (Chair)
    • Public Lands
    • Towns and Counties

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Shutter, Marion Daniel. "Charles Alfred Pillsbury." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 56-57.



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