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    Sullivan, Michael H. "M.H."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1876-77 (District 20)

    Party when first elected:  See Party Notes

    Counties Served:  Dakota

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/20/1827
    Birth Place:
    Birth County: Waterford
    Birth Country: Ireland
    Date of Death: ??/??/1911
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: M.H.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Rosemount
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Academy in Ireland; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: 10th Minnesota Infantry, Company H (United States Civil War, Captain); 08/1862 to 1865

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married (married in 1849)
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to New York City, New York in 1844. He moved to Saratoga County, New York around 1846. He came to Minnesota in the spring of 1855, settled in St. Paul.

    "Mr. Sullivan is a Democrat, but this is his second term in the Legislature, elected on the Independent ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 52)

    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: House
    District: 20
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Rosemount
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Farmer/Lecturer, State Grange of Minnesota
    Party: See Party Notes Party Notes: "Mr. Sullivan is a Democrat, but this is his second term in the Legislature, elected on the Independent ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 52)
    Committees:
    • Enrollment
    • Public Lands

    18th Legislative Session (1876)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1876
    Body: House
    District: 20
    Elected: 11/2/1875
    Residence: Rosemount
    Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/1/1877
    Oath Date: 1/4/1876
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: See Party Notes Party Notes: "Mr. Sullivan is a Democrat, but this is his second term in the Legislature, elected on the Independent ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 52)
    Committees:
    • Public Lands

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