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James P. Elmer
House 1913-14 (District 36)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1857
Birth Place:
New Jersey
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1923
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Life Insurance Business, Tarbox-Elmer Agency/Former Manufacturer's Agent & Railroad Supplies, Mercantile Business/Former City Passenger Agent and General Passenger Agent, Chicago Great Western Railway
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Survey of the Reservoir Dams of the Upper Mississippi River;
1880 to 1882
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1880.
Elected:
11/5/1912
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/6/1913 to 1/3/1915
Oath Date:
1/7/1913
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Life Insurance Business, Tarbox-Elmer Agency/Former Manufacturer's Agent & Railroad Supplies, Mercantile Business/Former City Passenger Agent and General Passenger Agent, Chicago Great Western Railway
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Cities
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Drainage
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Immigration (Chair)
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Insurance
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Temperance Legislation
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Transportation