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Benjamin F. "B.F." Hartshorn
House 1895-98 (District 46)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1834
Birth Place:
Ohio
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
B.F.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Staples
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law
EDUCATION
Studied Law; Viroqua, Wisconsin; Admitted to the Lancaster, Wisconsin Bar
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judicial Administration:
Viroqua, Wisconsin (Clerk of Court);
18?? to 18??
State Legislator (Not Minnesota):
Iowa Legislature (1 term);
1870 to 187?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Wisconsin in 1840. He later moved to Mason City, Iowa in the middle 1860s. He then moved to Minnesota in 1878.
Elected:
11/3/1896
Residence:
Philbrook
Term of Office:
1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date:
1/5/1897
Counties Represented:
Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Corporations Other Than Municipal
-
Judiciary
-
Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams (Chair)
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Staples
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/3/1897
Oath Date:
1/8/1895
Counties Represented:
Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Incorporations Other Than Municipal
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: General Legislation
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Judiciary: Police Regulation (Chair)
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Judiciary: Taxation
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Public Lands
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Taxes and Tax Laws