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    Hodges, Emerson

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1857-60 (District 8)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Olmsted

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1826 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1888
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Eyota
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; College Graduate;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Government: Eyota, Minnesota (Town Superintendent); 1860 to 1861
    U.S. Executive Branch: United States Second Auditor's Office, Washington D.C. (Clerkship, more than 20 years); 1864 to 188? [Appointed]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1856.

    He died in Washington D.C.

    Most recent term photo
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    Total Days Served: 1133

    SESSIONS SERVED

    2nd Legislative Session (1859-1860)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 10/11/1859
    Residence: Marion
    Term of Office: 12/7/1859 to 1/7/1861
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Ways and Means (Chair)

    1st Legislative Session (1857-1858)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 10/13/1857
    Residence: Eyota
    Term of Office: 12/2/1857 to 12/6/1859
    Counties Represented: Olmsted
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Federal Relations
    • Internal Improvements
    • Roads and Bridges
    Session Notes: He was sworn in on December 7, 1857 and subscribed to the oath of office on December 8, 1857. An 1858-59 session was not held due to the protracted session of 1857-58. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872, p. 66) Thus, even though the first session was adjourned on August 12, 1858; the term end date for it is listed as the day before the second legislative session's start date.
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Photographs
    Emerson Hodges of Marion, member of the First State Legislature (ca. 1858) From the Minnesota Historical Society's Visual Resources Database


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