Durfee, I. P.
Senate 1876-77 (District 38)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Watonwan
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/??/1838
Birth Place:
Rhode Island
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Worthington
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Rhode Island Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Nobles County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, Chair);
1872 to 10/12/1875
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1872.
"He stands square on the Republican platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 14)
Body: Senate
District: 38
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Worthington
Term of Office: 1/13/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Watonwan
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "He stands square on the Republican platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 14)
Committees:
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Federal Relations
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Finance
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Insane Asylum
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Joint Destitution by Reason of Grasshopper Devastations Special
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Towns and Counties (Chair)
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Tree Planting
Session Notes:
I.P. Durfee contested the election of George S. Thompson. The Minnesota Senate determined that I.P. Durfee was entitled to the seat.
Body: Senate
District: 38
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Worthington
Term of Office: 1/13/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Watonwan
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "He stands square on the Republican platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 14)
Committees:
-
Federal Relations
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Military Affairs
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Seed Grain and Grasshoppers
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Towns and Counties
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Tree Planting
Session Notes:
I.P. Durfee contested the election of George S. Thompson. The Minnesota Senate determined that I.P. Durfee was entitled to the seat.
Articles & Books About
Durfee v. Thompson, Contested Election, Minnesota Journal of the Senate, January 6, 11, and 13, 1876, p. 13-15, 18-19, 32-34.
"Hon. I.P. Durfee." Memoirs of the State Officers; and of the Nineteenth Legislature of Minnesota, by C.L. Hall. Minneapolis: Johnson & Smith, p. 14.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.