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    Stockwell, Sylvanus A. "S.A."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1891-92 (District 33); House 1897-98 (District 33); Senate 1899-1902 (District 42); House 1923-26 (District 32); House 1929-40 (District 32)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 6/8/1857
    Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 4/17/1943
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: S.A.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): Secretary

    EDUCATION

    Anoka Public Schools; At Least Elementary School; Common School Education

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Maud Conkry (married in 1887)
    Children: Two children: (living, while in office)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    "...he was a distinguished leader of the Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775)

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    Total Days Served: 8764

    SESSIONS SERVED

    51st Legislative Session (1939-1940)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/8/1938
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/6/1941
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "...he was a distinguished leader of the Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775)
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Crime Prevention
    • Elections
    • Public Domain
    • Public Highways
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    50th Legislative Session (1937-1938)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/3/1936
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/5/1937 to 1/2/1939
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "...he was a distinguished leader of the Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775)
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Crime Prevention
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Public Domain (Chair)
    • Public Health and Hospitals
    • Rules
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • University and State Schools
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    49th Legislative Session (1935-1936)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/6/1934
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 1/4/1937
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "...he was a distinguished leader of the Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775)
    Committees:
    • Crime Prevention
    • Drainage
    • Insurance
    • Public Domain
    • Reforestation
    • State Parks
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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    48th Legislative Session (1933-1934)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/8/1932
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1933 to 1/7/1935
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "...he was a distinguished leader of the Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775)
    Committees:
    • Crime Prevention
    • Drainage
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Public Domain (Chair)
    • Reforestation
    • State Parks
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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    47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/2/1933
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "...he was a distinguished leader of the Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775)
    Committees:
    • Aircraft and Airways
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Crime Prevention
    • Public Domain
    • Reforestation
    • State Parks
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/6/1928
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/8/1929 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "...he was a distinguished leader of the Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775)
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Crime Prevention
    • Public Domain
    • Reforestation
    • State Parks
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    44th Legislative Session (1925-1926)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/4/1924
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/1925 to 1/3/1927
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "...he was a distinguished leader of the Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775)
    Committees:
    • Corporations
    • Crime Prevention
    • Engrossment and Enrollment
    • Insurance
    • Public Health and Hospitals
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/5/1925
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: General Agent, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "...he was a distinguished leader of the Farmer-Labor party." (Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775)
    Committees:
    • Corporations
    • Crime Prevention
    • Insurance
    • Public Health and Hospitals
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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    32nd Legislative Session (1901-1902) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/8/1898
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: General Agent, Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Party: Democratic-Populist
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Enrollment
    • Insurance
    • Legislative Expenses
    • Retrenchment and Reform
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    31st Legislative Session (1899-1900)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 42
    Elected: 11/8/1898
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: General Agent, Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Party: Democratic-Populist
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Enrollment
    • Geological and Natural History Survey
    • Insurance
    • Legislative Expenses
    • Normal Schools
    • Retrenchment and Reform
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    30th Legislative Session (1897-1898)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 33
    Elected: 11/3/1896
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/5/1897 to 1/2/1899
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: General Agent, Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Party: Democratic-Populist Party Notes: The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1897 biographical section lists him as a Democratic-Populist on p. 624. In the election results section on p. 496 he's listed as D. (Democrat?).
    Committees:
    • Corporations Other Than Municipal
    • Crimes and Punishment
    • Hospitals for Insane
    • Insurance
    • Prison Labor

    27th Legislative Session (1891-1892)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 33
    Elected: 11/4/1890
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/1891 to 1/2/1893
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Secretary
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Education
    • Engrossment
    • Geological and Natural History Survey
    • Labor and Labor Legislation (Chair)

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Everts, William P. "A Minnesota Pacifist During World War I: The Ordeal of S. A. Stockwell." Hennepin History, volume 55, number 4, 1996.

    Sylvannas A. Stockwell Memorial. Minnesota Journal of the House, April 20, 1943, p. 1775-1776.

    Binder, Dorothy Walton. "The Stockwells of Minneapolis." New Republic, December 22, 1937.

    Everts, William P. Stockwell of Minneapolis: A Pioneer of Social and Political Conscience. St. Cloud: North Star Press, 1996.



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