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Alderman, Solomon Flagg

Senate 1907-10 (District 48)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Crow Wing, Morrison

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 7/1/1861
Birth Place: East Grandby, Connecticut
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 1/8/1928
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Brainerd
Occupation (when first elected): Engaged in the Practice of Law

EDUCATION

Connecticut Literary Institution, Suffield; Secondary;
Hartford University; Attended College;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Judge: Brainerd, Minnesota (Municipal Judge, 4 years); 1??? to 1??? [Elected]
County Attorney: Crow Wing County, Minnesota (3 years; 12 years after serving in the Legislature); 1??? to 1???
Judicial Administration: Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Clerk of District Court, about 10 years); 02/01/1886 to 11/15/1894

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Martha (Mattie) Smith (married September of 1884)
Children: Two children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Minnesota in 1883.

He was admitted to the bar in 1896.

He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Brainerd, Minnesota.

Total Days Served: 1456

SESSIONS SERVED

36th Legislative Session (1909-1910) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 48
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Brainerd
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented: Crow Wing, Morrison
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Corporations (Chair)
  • Forestry and Fire Protection
  • Judiciary
  • Mines and Minerals
  • Municipal Corporations
  • Rules
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Temperance

35th Legislative Session (1907-1908)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 48
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Brainerd
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented: Crow Wing, Morrison
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Banks and Banking
  • Corporations (Chair)
  • Forestry and Fire Protection
  • Judiciary
  • Judiciary: Corporation Law
  • Judiciary: Curative Acts (Chair)
  • Judiciary: Reapportionment
  • Judiciary: Special Legislation
  • Mines and Minerals
  • Rules
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
  • Temperance
Articles & Books About
"Former State Senator Dead: S.F. Alderman, One of Leading Brainerd Citizens, Succumbs." The Minneapolis Star, January 10, 1928, p. 6.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.