Swindells, Charles
House 1937-38 (District 63); House 1941-48 (District 63)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Hubbard
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/7/1892
Birth Place:
Manchester/Stockport
Birth County:
Birth Country:
England
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Baptist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Laporte
Occupation (when first elected):
Pastor, Laporte Baptist Church
EDUCATION
Denton High School, England; Secondary; Graduate
Manchester Technical School, England; Vocational-Technical School; Graduate
Postsecondary; Ministry; Ordained, 1927
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Laporte, Minnesota (Village Recorder, 8 years);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Myra B. Miller
Children:
Five children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1914.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1947.
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Laporte
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 1/2/1949
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
Hubbard
Occupation:
Pastor, Laporte Baptist Church
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Banking
-
Conservation
-
Education
-
General Legislation
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/7/1944
Residence:
Laporte
Term of Office:
1/1/1945 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date:
1/2/1945
Counties Represented:
Hubbard
Occupation:
Pastor, Laporte Baptist Church
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Banking
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Education
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
Elected:
11/3/1942
Residence:
Laporte
Term of Office:
1/4/1943 to 12/31/1944
Oath Date:
1/5/1943
Counties Represented:
Hubbard
Occupation:
Pastor, Laporte Baptist Church
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banking
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Education
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
Elected:
11/5/1940
Residence:
Laporte
Term of Office:
1/6/1941 to 1/3/1943
Oath Date:
1/7/1941
Counties Represented:
Hubbard
Occupation:
Pastor, Laporte Baptist Church
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banking
-
General Legislation
-
Labor
-
Public Highways
-
State Institutions
Elected:
11/3/1936
Residence:
Laporte
Term of Office:
1/4/1937 to 1/1/1939
Oath Date:
1/5/1937
Counties Represented:
Hubbard
Occupation:
Pastor, Laporte Baptist Church
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Crime Prevention
-
Education
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare and Social Legislation
-
Reforestation
-
University and State Schools
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