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John P. "J.P." Jacobson
House 1877 (District 40)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1845
Birth Place:
Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.P.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Kerkhoven
Occupation (when first elected):
Merchant, Opened the First Store in Kerkhoven/Former Insurance Business
EDUCATION
Racine Grammar School, Wisconsin; Elementary School;
Milwaukee Academy, Wisconsin; Secondary;
Eastmans Business College, Chicago, Illinois; Postsecondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Widower
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Chicago, Illinois for school, then moved to St. Louis, Missouri. He returned to Chicago, Illinois. He came to Minnesota in 1871.
He participated in "the Republican course." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 41)
Elected:
11/7/1876
Residence:
Kerkhoven
Term of Office:
1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date:
1/2/1877
Counties Represented:
Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Swift
Occupation:
Merchant, Opened the First Store in Kerkhoven/Former Insurance Business
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He participated in "the Republican course." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 41)
Committees:
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Joint Grasshopper
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Public Lands
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Tree Culture and Fuel
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
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