Territorial House 1857 (District 11)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Carver, Davis (defunct), Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/31/1807 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Dover, New Hampshire
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/26/1884
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.P.
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Plummer |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Brooklyn
Occupation (when first elected):
None Listed
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
New Hampshire Militia (Major);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Government:
Brooklyn Township, Minnesota (Township Supervisor);
1858 to ?
Judicial Administration:
Hennepin County, Minnesota (Clerk of the District Court);
1867 to ?
County Board/Commissioner:
Hennepin County, Minnesota;
1867 to 1868
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Harriet F. Putnam (she died on October 21, 1891)
Children:
Nine children: Joseph P., George A., John W., Lavinne P., Charles S., Orlando and Alonzo (twins), Helen, and Frank
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his last name as Plummer. The Minnesota Journal of the House, 1857 and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872 list Plumer. Plummer is on his gravestone.
He came to Minnesota in 1853.
He was buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Birth state, death date, death year, family information, and burial place provided by the Brooklyn Township Historical Society.