Howes, Thomas

Sessions Served

Other Information

House 1877 (District 20)

Party when first elected: Democratic

Counties Served: Dakota

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1823

Birth Place:

Birth County:

Birth Country: England

Date of Death:

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Hastings

Occupation (when first elected): Farmer, About 240 Acres/Blacksmith

EDUCATION

Schools in England; At Least Elementary School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1850. He came to Minnesota in April 1853 and settled in Hastings.

"His political proclivities are Jacksonian." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 40)

Total Days Served: 371

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/2/1877

Body: House

District: 20

Elected: 11/7/1876

Residence: Hastings

Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/2/1877

Counties Represented: Dakota

Occupation: Farmer, About 240 Acres/Blacksmith

Party: Democratic Party Notes: "His political proclivities are Jacksonian." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 40)

Committees:

Immigration
Towns and Counties

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

"Hon. Thomas Howes." Memoirs of the State Officers; and of the Nineteenth Legislature of Minnesota, by C.L. Hall. Minneapolis: Johnson & Smith, p. 40.