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    Flowers, Harvey Howard "H.H."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1913-14 (District 27); House 1915-18 (District 17)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Le Sueur

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/11/1865
    Birth Place: Cleveland, Minnesota
    Birth County: Le Sueur
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Methodist
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: H.H.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Cleveland
    Occupation (when first elected): President, First State Bank of Cleveland/Formerly Taught School/Former Mercantile Business

    EDUCATION

    Le Sueur County Common Schools; Elementary School;
    St. Peter High School; Secondary;
    Business College, Fayette, Ohio; Postsecondary; Graduate, 1886

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Postmaster: Cleveland, Minnesota (15 years); 1??? to 1???
    Municipal Government: Cleveland, Minnesota (Village Recorder, 8 years); 1??? to 1???
    School Board/Administration: Cleveland, Minnesota (School Board Clerk, 10 years); 1??? to 1???

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    His mother was of Welsch ancestry.

    He was born on a farm.

    He was a member of the Republican Party. (American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994, by Nancy Weatherly Sharp, and James Roger Sharp, 1997, p. 109)

    He was a member of the Masons and Modern Woodmen.

    Religion provided by American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994, by Nancy Weatherly Sharp, and James Roger Sharp, 1997, p. 109.

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    Total Days Served: 2191

    SESSIONS SERVED

    40th Legislative Session (1917-1918)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 17
    Elected: 11/7/1916
    Residence: Cleveland
    Term of Office: 1/2/1917 to 1/6/1919
    Counties Represented: Le Sueur
    Occupation: President, First State Bank of Cleveland/Formerly Taught School/Former Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994, by Nancy Weatherly Sharp, and James Roger Sharp, 1997)
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Banks and Banking
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Taxes and Tax Laws (Chair)
    • Workmens Compensation
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    39th Legislative Session (1915-1916)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 17
    Elected: 11/3/1914
    Residence: Cleveland
    Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/1/1917
    Counties Represented: Le Sueur
    Occupation: President, First State Bank of Cleveland/Formerly Taught School/Former Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994, by Nancy Weatherly Sharp, and James Roger Sharp, 1997)
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
    Leadership Notes: "Supported by pro-liquor forces, Flowers was named Speaker for the 1915 regular session when two Socialist legislators abstained." (American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994, by Nancy Weatherly Sharp, and James Roger Sharp, 1997, p. 109)
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    38th Legislative Session (1913-1914)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/5/1912
    Residence: Cleveland
    Term of Office: 1/7/1913 to 1/4/1915
    Counties Represented: Le Sueur
    Occupation: President, First State Bank of Cleveland/Formerly Taught School/Former Mercantile Business
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Banks and Banking
    • Commerce and Retail Trade
    • Elections
    • Engrossment
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • Transportation
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    OTHER INFORMATION

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