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Ben D. "B.D." Hughes
House 1941-47 (District 8)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Blue Earth
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/24/1878
Birth Place:
Iowa
Birth County:
Iowa
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/4/1947
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
B.D.
City of Residence (when first elected):
New Ulm
Occupation (when first elected):
General Farming
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Blue Earth, Minnesota (County Commissioner, 14 years);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Government:
Cambria, Minnesota (Township Assessor, 4 years);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Government:
Cambria, Minnesota (Town Supervisor, 8 years);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Cambria, Minnesota (School Board, 15 years);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Minnesota in 1888.
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Cambria
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 4/4/1947
(unfinished term)
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
General Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Health (Chair)
-
Highways
-
Labor
-
Municipal Affairs
Reason for unfinished term:
Death
Session Notes:
He died while in office on April 4, 1947.
Elected:
11/7/1944
Residence:
Mankato
Term of Office:
1/1/1945 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date:
1/2/1945
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
General Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Highways
-
Labor
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Welfare
Elected:
11/3/1942
Residence:
Mankato
Term of Office:
1/4/1943 to 12/31/1944
Oath Date:
1/5/1943
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
General Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Labor
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Welfare
Elected:
11/5/1940
Residence:
New Ulm
Term of Office:
1/6/1941 to 1/3/1943
Oath Date:
1/7/1941
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
General Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Labor
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare
-
Temperance and Liquor Control