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    Thompson, Andrew

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1873 (District 18); House 1875 (District 18); House 1879-80 (District 18)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Rice

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1837 (uncertain)
    Birth Place:
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Ireland
    Date of Death: ??/??/1911
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Wheatland
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: 6th Minnesota; 18?? to 18??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota: Biographical Sketches, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873 lists his birth year as 1837. Toensing lists 1832. He's listed as being 43 years old in the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1879.

    He came to Minnesota in 1857.

    His party affiliation was provided byThe Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873, p. 39.

    Total Days Served: 1456

    SESSIONS SERVED

    21st Legislative Session (1879-1880)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1879
    Body: House
    District: 18
    Elected: 11/5/1878
    Residence: Wheatland
    Term of Office: 1/7/1879 to 1/3/1881
    Oath Date: 1/7/1879
    Counties Represented: Rice
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Rules and Joint Rules
    • Ways and Means

    17th Legislative Session (1875)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1875
    Body: House
    District: 18
    Elected: 11/3/1874
    Residence: Wheatland
    Term of Office: 1/5/1875 to 1/3/1876
    Oath Date: 1/5/1875
    Counties Represented: Rice
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Indian Affairs
    • State Reform School

    15th Legislative Session (1873)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1873
    Body: House
    District: 18
    Elected: 11/5/1872
    Residence: Wheatland
    Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/5/1874
    Oath Date: 1/7/1873
    Counties Represented: Rice
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided byThe Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873, p. 39.
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Manufactures
    • Immigration

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