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Jonathan Burnett "J.B." Salisbury
House 1868 (District 6)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Monongalia (defunct), Wright
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1824
Birth Place:
New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/20/1901
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.B.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Kingston
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Litchfield, Minnesota (Street Commissioner);
18?? to 1???
Military:
1st Ohio Volunteer Regiment and United States Quartermaster's Department (Mexican War, Major);
1846 to 1847
Military:
1st Minnesota Calvary; Mounted Rangers, and Hatch's Independent Battallion (Sioux Indian Conflict, Captain);
1862 to 1866
County Government:
Meeker County, Minnesota (County Surveyor);
1870 to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Margaret L. Weymer
Children:
Eight children: Frank L., and Walter R. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Dutch ancestry.
He moved to New Jersey around 1826, with his mother. They later moved to Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He moved to Ohio in 1845. He then went to Scott County, Iowa in 1850. He came to Meeker County, Minnesota in 1855 and staked a land claim. He moved there in the spring of 1856. He moved to Litchfield, Minnesota in 1875.
Elected:
11/5/1867
Residence:
Kingston
Term of Office:
1/7/1868 to 1/4/1869
Oath Date:
1/7/1868
Counties Represented:
Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Monongalia (defunct), Wright
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Claims
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Names (Chair)
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Public Lands
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Articles & Books About
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Salisbury, W.R. "Boyhood Memories." 1939?
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"Hon. Jonathan Burnett Salisbury." History of Meeker County, Minnesota, Donohue and Henneberry, 1888.
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