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Richard Lodge Tighe

Sessions Served    Other Information

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.;

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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.

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Total Days Served: 1210

SESSIONS SERVED

50th Legislative Session (1937-1938)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1937
Body: House
District: 36
Elected: 11/3/1936
Residence: Wayzata
Term of Office: 1/4/1937 to 4/30/1938 (unfinished term)
Oath Date: 1/5/1937
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Lawyer
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Civil Administration
  • Crime Prevention (Chair)
  • Game and Fish
  • Judiciary
  • Municipal Affairs
  • Public Domain
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Towns and Counties
Reason for unfinished term: Death
Session Notes: He died while in office.
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49th Legislative Session (1935-1936)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1935
Body: House
District: 36
Elected: 11/6/1934
Residence: Wayzata
Term of Office: 1/7/1935 to 1/3/1937
Oath Date: 1/8/1935
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Lawyer
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Civil Administration
  • Game and Fish
  • Judiciary
  • Municipal Affairs
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Towns and Counties
  • Workmens Compensation
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