Truax, Daniel B. "D.B."
House 1877 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Dakota
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/25/1818
Birth Place:
Oswegatchie, New York
Birth County:
St. Lawrence
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1916
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
D.B.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hastings
Occupation (when first elected):
Clerk/Former Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
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GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1853, settled on a farm near Hastings. He moved to Hastings, Minnesota in 1868.
"The Republicans conferred upon him the honor, and he has been a staunch and true member of that party since it had an existence." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 52)
Elected:
11/7/1876
Residence:
Hastings
Term of Office:
1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation:
Clerk/Former Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "The Republicans conferred upon him the honor, and he has been a staunch and true member of that party since it had an existence." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 52)
Committees:
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Incorporations
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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