Robbins, Andrew B.
Senate 1876-77 (District 40); House 1895-96 (District 31)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Chippewa, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Swift
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1846 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Phillips, Maine
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1910
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Presbyterian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Willmar
Occupation (when first elected):
Lumber Dealer
EDUCATION
Minnesota Academic Education; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Mayor:
Willmar, Minnesota;
18?? to 18??
Municipal Government:
Willmar, Minnesota (Filled Local Offices);
18?? to 18??
Military:
Army, 8th Regiment, Minnesota Volunteers, Company A (Indian Expeditions, Yellowstone; Sioux Battle, Bad Lands; United States Civil War, General Sherman's Army and Lee's Surrender, Battles of Murfreesboro, Clifton, Tennessee, and Cedars, North Carolina);
1862 to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1855.
He was "elected on the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 20)
Toensing lists his birth year as 1846. Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists 1845.
Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877.
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Robbinsdale
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Grain Mercantile Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations (Chair)
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Grain and Warehouse
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Insurance
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Legislative Expenses
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Rules and Joint Rules
Body:
Senate
District:
40
Elected:
11/2/1875
Residence:
Willmar
Term of Office:
1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift
Occupation:
Lumber Dealer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He was "elected on the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 20)
Committees:
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Enrollment
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Joint Destitution by Reason of Grasshopper Devastations Special
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Railroads
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Tree Planting
Body:
Senate
District:
40
Elected:
11/2/1875
Residence:
Willmar
Term of Office:
1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift
Occupation:
Lumber Dealer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He was "elected on the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 20)
Committees:
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Education
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Joint Apportionment
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Library (Chair)
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Seed Grain and Grasshoppers
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Soldiers Orphans
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Tree Planting
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