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Ferdinand Barta
House 1895-98 (District 26)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/8/1857
Birth Place:
Union, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Vernon
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1928
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law
EDUCATION
La Crosse Common Schools, Wisconsin; Elementary School;
La Crosse High Schools, Wisconsin; Secondary;
Studied Law; Office of Howe and Tourtellotte; Admitted to Practice, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1882
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Lena Brings (married in January 1888)
Children:
One child: Joseph (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Bohemian ancestry on his father's side.
He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in May 1883.
He was a Mason.
Elected:
11/3/1896
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date:
1/5/1897
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Judiciary
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Labor and Labor Legislation (Chair)
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Municipal Legislation
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Temperance Legislation
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
Oath Date:
1/8/1895
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Claims
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Education
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Incorporations Other Than Municipal
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Commercial Law (Chair)
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Judiciary: Corporations
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Judiciary: Real Estate
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Municipal Legislation
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Towns and Counties
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