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Moses G. Sherburne
Democratic Constitutional Convention 1857 (District 2)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/25/1808
Birth Place:
Birth County:
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Date of Death:
3/23/1868
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
None Listed
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (Associate Justice);
04/06/1853 to 04/1857
[Appointed]
Territorial Democratic Constitutional Convention:
2nd Council District, Minnesota Territory;
07/13/1857 to 08/29/1857
[Elected]
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GENERAL NOTES
Sherburne County, Minnesota was named after him.
He served in both the House and Senate of the Maine state legislature.
He was a member of a commission appointed by the Legislature to revise the General Laws of the State of Minnesota in 1858.
He served as Postmaster, Judge of Probate, Maine State Bank Commissioner, and Major-General of the Militia.