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    Lynch, Peter Charles

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1905-06 (District 47)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Benton, Sherburne, Stearns

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/25/1863
    Birth Place: Portland, Maine
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 12/1/1932
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Foley
    Occupation (when first elected): Mercantile Business/Traveling Salesman; Nichols and Dean, St. Paul

    EDUCATION

    Elk River Schools; At Least Elementary School;
    Clear Lake Schools; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Widower (he married Pauline Matilde Gurke in May 1886, she died on March 27, 1897, before he took office)
    Children: Six children: Louis (also known as Hugh Bertrand Sullivan), Mary, John, George, Anna, and Ellen
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1865.

    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    34th Legislative Session (1905-1906)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1905
    Body: House
    District: 47
    Elected: 11/8/1904
    Residence: Foley
    Term of Office: 1/2/1905 to 1/6/1907
    Oath Date: 1/3/1905
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Mercantile Business/Traveling Salesman; Nichols and Dean, St. Paul
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Drainage
    • Logs and Lumber
    • Prison Labor
    • Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
    • State Prison and Reformatory

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    • "Peter C. Lynch." St. Cloud Times, December 3, 1932, p. 3.

    Photographs


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