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    Deuel, Burr "Burn., Bur"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1875 (District 9); Senate 1877-78 (District 9)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Olmsted

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1827 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Burn., Bur
    City of Residence (when first elected): Quincy
    Occupation (when first elected): Miller

    EDUCATION

    Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1855.

    "Republican in politics, he was formerly an old line Whig." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 13.)

    He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)

    Total Days Served: 1099

    SESSIONS SERVED

    20th Legislative Session (1878)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1878
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Quincy
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/6/1879
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Miller
    Party: Republican Party Notes: He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
    Committees:
    • Deaf and Dumb, and Blind (Chair)
    • Elections
    • Engrossment
    • Public Lands

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Quincy
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/6/1879
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Miller
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "Republican in politics, he was formerly an old line Whig." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 13.); He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
    Committees:
    • Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
    • Elections
    • Engrossment
    • Indian Affairs
    • Library (Chair)

    17th Legislative Session (1875)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1875
    Body: House
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/3/1874
    Residence: Quincy
    Term of Office: 1/5/1875 to 1/3/1876
    Oath Date: 1/5/1875
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Miller
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Joint Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Public Buildings

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