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Gilbert Sorflaten
House 1915-16 (District 5)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Mower
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/???? (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Grand Meadow, Minnesota
Birth County:
Mower
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Austin
Occupation (when first elected):
Farm Land and Investment Business
EDUCATION
Grand Meadow Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Valparaiso University, Law School, Indiana; Law Degree; 1903
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Austin
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 12/31/1916
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
Mower
Occupation:
Farm Land and Investment Business
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agriculture and Horticulture
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Immigration
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Military Affairs
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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Public Domain
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State School at Owatonna