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Harvey Howard "H.H." Flowers

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 Convened Date: 1/2/1917

Body: House

District: 17

Elected: 11/7/1916

Residence: Cleveland

Term of Office: 1/1/1917 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date: 1/2/1917

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:

Appropriations
Banks and Banking
Education
Elections
Taxes and Tax Laws (Chair)
Workmens Compensation

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39th Legislative Session (1915-1916)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/5/1915

Body: House

District: 17

Elected: 11/3/1914

Residence: Cleveland

Term of Office: 1/4/1915 to 12/31/1916
Oath Date: 1/5/1915

Counties Represented: Le Sueur

Occupation: President, First State Bank of Cleveland/Formerly Taught School/Former Mercantile Business

Committees:

Leadership Position: Speaker of the House - "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)