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    Rask, Samuel A. "Sam"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1917-22 (District 16)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

    Counties Served:  Steele, Waseca

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/15/1874
    Birth Place: Caledonia, Minnesota
    Birth County: Houston
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 10/3/1959
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Sam
    City of Residence (when first elected): Blooming Prairie
    Occupation (when first elected): Banking Business; President, 1st National Bank of Blooming Prairie

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 13th Regiment, Company F (Spanish-American War, Corporal); 1898 to 1898

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Harriet
    Children: One child: Mrs. Johnson (daughter)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was born on a farm.

    He moved to Blooming Prairie, Steele County, Minnesota in 1899.

    He was a member of the Lions Club, Masonic Orders, and the Elks.

    He died in Hudson, Wisconsin and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Plot D, 1746. The Senate Journal lists his death date as October 5, but the U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 and his gravestone lists his death date as October 3.

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    Total Days Served: 2190

    SESSIONS SERVED

    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1921
    Body: Senate
    District: 16
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Blooming Prairie
    Term of Office: 1/6/1919 to 12/31/1922
    Oath Date: 1/7/1919
    Counties Represented: Steele, Waseca
    Occupation: Banking Business; President, 1st National Bank of Blooming Prairie
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Banks and Banking
    • Civil Administration
    • Finance
    • Military Affairs (Chair)
    • Re-apportionment
    • Towns, Counties and Municipalities
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    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1919
    Body: Senate
    District: 16
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Blooming Prairie
    Term of Office: 1/6/1919 to 12/31/1922
    Oath Date: 1/7/1919
    Counties Represented: Steele, Waseca
    Occupation: Banking Business; President, 1st National Bank of Blooming Prairie
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Banks and Banking
    • Education
    • Finance
    • Military Affairs (Chair)
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Towns and Counties
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    40th Legislative Session (1917-1918) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1917
    Body: Senate
    District: 16
    Elected: 11/7/1916
    Residence: Blooming Prairie
    Term of Office: 1/2/1917 to 1/5/1919 (Special Election)
    Oath Date: 1/2/1917
    Counties Represented: Steele, Waseca
    Occupation: Banking Business; President, 1st National Bank of Blooming Prairie
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Banks and Banking
    • Public Institutions and Buildings
    • Public Service Corporations
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Towns and Counties
    Session Notes: He won a special election due to the death of Eugene Belnap Collester on September 4, 1915. He was sworn in on the first day of session in 1917.
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