Tighe, Richard Lodge
House 1935-38 (District 36)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/13/1902
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/30/1938
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Wayzata
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Taft School, Hartford, Connecticut; Secondary;
St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, Minnesota; Secondary;
University of Minnesota; A.B.;
University of Minnesota, Law School; LL.B.;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Deborah Louise Douglas (married September 1, 1924)
Children:
Four children: Douglas, Molly, Nora, and Deborah
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Ambrose Tighe
- Father
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1902. Williams, Frederick Wells; A History of the Class of Seventy-Nine, Yale College, 1906, p. 441 lists 1901. His Gravestone lists 1902.
He died in Hennepin County, Minnesota and is buried in Summit Park Cemetery, Wayzata, Minnesota.
Elected:
11/3/1936
Residence:
Wayzata
Term of Office:
1/4/1937 to 4/30/1938
(unfinished term)
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Civil Administration
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Crime Prevention (Chair)
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Game and Fish
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Judiciary
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Municipal Affairs
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Public Domain
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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Towns and Counties
Reason for unfinished term:
Death
Session Notes:
He died while in office.
Elected:
11/6/1934
Residence:
Wayzata
Term of Office:
1/7/1935 to 1/3/1937
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Civil Administration
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Game and Fish
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Judiciary
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Municipal Affairs
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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Towns and Counties
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Workmens Compensation
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