Temple, Jonathan Peterson
House 1889-90 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Rice
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1837
Birth Place:
New York
Birth County:
St. Lawrence
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1912
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Morristown
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Morristown, Minnesota (Village Council, Chair, first one);
18?? to 18??
Municipal Government:
Morristown, Minnesota (Town Clerk, several years);
18?? to 18??
Municipal Government:
Morristown, Minnesota (Assessor, 4 years);
18?? to 18??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Morristown, Minnesota (Board of Supervisors, Chair, 4 years);
18?? to 18??
Military:
85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company C (United States Civil War; Wounded in Battle, Perryville, Kentucky);
08/1862 to 07/15/1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Diantha Osborn (married on January 1, 1861)
Children:
Nine children: Ida, Arthur, Lewis, Irwin, Rollin, Vernon, Lewis, Cecil, and Judson
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Daniel F. Temple
- Brother
Judson C. Temple
- Son
GENERAL NOTES
He was of English ancestry.
He came to Minnesota in 1869.
Elected:
11/6/1888
Residence:
Morristown
Term of Office:
1/7/1889 to 1/4/1891
Counties Represented:
Rice
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Enrollment
-
Railroads
-
Temperance
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