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    Furber, Joseph Warren "J.W."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Territorial House 1849 (District 1); Territorial House 1857 (District 1); House 1868 (District 2); House 1875 (District 22)

    Party when first elected:  Whig

    Counties Served:  Chisago, Doty (defunct), Itasca, Kanabec, Pine, Superior (defunct), Wabasha, Washington

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/29/1814 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: , New Hampshire
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 7/10/1884
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: J.W.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Cottage Grove
    Occupation (when first elected): None Listed

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Legislator (Not Minnesota): Wisconsin House of Representatives; 1846 to 18??
    U.S. Executive Branch: United States Marshals Service, District of Minnesota (United States Marshal, Appointed by President Fillmore); 185? to 185? [Appointed]
    Board of Regents: University of Minnesota; 1851 to 1855
    Military: Minnesota Militia (Major); 1867 to 18??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    "Joseph W. Furber, the staunch Whig of Washington County, was elected Speaker..." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 2, p. 438.)

    He served in the 1868 House of Representatives as a Republican. (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 3, p. 451-452.)

    Toensing lists his birth year as 1814. Minnesota in Three Centuries lists 1813. New Hampshire Birth Records lists 8/29/1814.

    He moved to Illinois in 1838. He came to St. Croix Falls in 1840 and worked in the lumber industry for about four years. He moved to Cottage Grove, Minnesota some time after that.

    He died in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.

    Total Days Served: 1542

    SESSIONS SERVED

    17th Legislative Session (1875)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 22
    Elected: 11/3/1874
    Residence: Cottage Grove
    Term of Office: 1/5/1875 to 1/3/1876
    Counties Represented: Washington
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Rules and Joint Rules
    • State Prison (Chair)

    10th Legislative Session (1868)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 02
    Elected: 11/5/1867
    Residence: Cottage Grove
    Term of Office: 1/7/1868 to 1/4/1869
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Kanabec, Pine, Washington
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
    • State Library
    • Ways and Means (Chair)

    8th Territorial Legislative Session (1857)

      Session Details
    Body: Territorial House
    District: 01
    Elected: 10/14/1856
    Residence: Cottage Grove
    Term of Office: 1/7/1857 to 12/1/1857
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Doty (defunct), Itasca, Superior (defunct), Washington
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Whig Party Notes: "Joseph W. Furber, the staunch Whig of Washington County, was elected Speaker..." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 2, p. 438.)
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the Territorial House
    Leadership Notes: "Joseph W. Furber, the staunch Whig of Washington County, was elected Speaker..." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 2, p. 438.)

    1st Territorial Legislative Session (1849)

      Session Details
    Body: Territorial House
    District: 01
    Elected: 8/1/1849
    Residence: Cottage Grove
    Term of Office: 9/3/1849 to 12/31/1850
    Counties Represented: Wabasha, Washington
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Whig Party Notes: "Joseph W. Furber, the staunch Whig of Washington County, was elected Speaker..." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 2, p. 438.)
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the Territorial House
    Leadership Notes: "Joseph W. Furber, the staunch Whig of Washington County, was elected Speaker..." (Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 2, p. 438.)

    OTHER INFORMATION

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