Senate 1871 (District 6); House 1877 (District 36); Senate 1878-82 (District 36)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Monongalia (defunct), Sibley, Wright
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/10/1836
Birth Place:
New York City, New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1889
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.T.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hutchinson
Occupation (when first elected):
Miller
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Ozaukee, Wisconsin (County Fair, Secretary);
18?? to 18??
State Legislator (Not Minnesota):
Wisconsin State Assembly (War Democrat);
1864 to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Martha Pendergast (married on November 10, 1858)
Children:
Two children: Harlow (son) and Agnes
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Milan Bonniwell
- Other - See Notes
Harlow H. Bonniwell, Sr.
- Son
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing indicates that all three Bonniwell's were related. We don't know how Milan Bonniwell was related to the other two but he does not seem to be a son or grandson. The three Bonniwells are buried in the same cemetery.
He moved near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his parents, in 1839. He participated in the California Gold Rush from 1850 to 1852. He came to Hutchinson, Minnesota in 1866.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Minnesota State Railroad Commission.
He was a member of the Democratic party when he served in the Wisconsin Legislature. (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 30)
He was listed as a Democrat on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
He is buried at Oakland Cemetery, Hutchinson, Minnesota.