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Clifford W. Bouvette

House 1937-38 (District 67)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served:  Kittson

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 9/15/1897
Birth Place: Hallock, Minnesota
Birth County: Kittson
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 4/5/1972
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Hallock
Occupation (when first elected): Family Business; Publication of The Kittson County Enterprise, Weekly Newspaper

EDUCATION

Hallock Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Studied Law; Grand Forks, North Dakota, 2 years

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Marjory Lucile Milbery (married in 1923)
Children: Two children: (daughter, died in infancy); Robert (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was of French and English-Irish ancestry.

He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota Legislature in 1930.

Total Days Served: 728

SESSIONS SERVED

50th Legislative Session (1937-1938)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1937
Body: House
District: 67
Elected: 11/3/1936
Residence: Hallock
Term of Office: 1/4/1937 to 1/1/1939
Oath Date: 1/5/1937
Counties Represented: Kittson
Occupation: Family Business; Publication of The Kittson County Enterprise, Weekly Newspaper
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Drainage
  • Education
  • Emergency Relief
  • Game and Fish
  • Markets and Marketing
  • Printing and Publishing
  • Public Highways
  • Towns and Counties