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Daniel W. "D.W." Hixon
Senate 1887-90 (District 42)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, Traverse
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1843
Birth Place:
Lowel, Iowa
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
D.W.
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Hixson |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Herman
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
30th Iowa Infantry, Company C (United States Civil War; Battles of Chichasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hills, and Vicksburg; Wounded at Vicksburg and Discharged Due to His Wounds);
1862 to 1863
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his last name as Hixson. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1887 and 1889 list Hixon.
He came to Minnesota in 1882 or 1883.
Body:
Senate
District:
42
Elected:
11/2/1886
Residence:
Herman
Term of Office:
1/3/1887 to 1/4/1891
Oath Date:
1/4/1887
Counties Represented:
Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, Traverse
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Grain and Warehouse (Chair)
-
Library
-
Railroads
-
Retrenchment and Reform
Body:
Senate
District:
42
Elected:
11/2/1886
Residence:
Herman
Term of Office:
1/3/1887 to 1/4/1891
Oath Date:
1/4/1887
Counties Represented:
Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, Traverse
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Grain and Warehouse (Chair)
-
Library
-
Railroads
-
Retrenchment and Reform