Culkin, William Edgar
Senate 1895-98 (District 38)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Sherburne, Wright
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1860
Birth Place:
Oswego, New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1949
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Buffalo
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, about 2 years
EDUCATION
Oswego Schools, New York; At Least Elementary School;
Read Law; Admitted to Practice, April 1882
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Wright County, Minnesota (Elected 3 Times, Defeated Once);
1886 to 18??
[Elected]
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Land Office, Duluth, Minnesota (Register);
1896 to 1900
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married (married in July 1886)
Children:
At least one child: Margaret Culkin Banning (daughter, she was an author)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in August 1880.
He became the first President of the St. Louis County Historical Society in 1922.
The Interstate 35 rest area near Mahtowa, Minnesota was named after him.
Body: Senate
District: 38
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Buffalo
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Sherburne, Wright
Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, about 2 years
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Geological and Natural History Survey (Chair)
-
Judiciary
-
Public Lands
-
Roads and Bridges
-
State Prison
Body: Senate
District: 38
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Buffalo
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Sherburne, Wright
Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, about 2 years
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Geological and Natural History Survey (Chair)
-
Judiciary
-
Library
-
Public Lands
-
Roads and Bridges
-
State Prison
-
State Soldiers Home
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