McCrea, Andrew
House 1877-78 (District 41); Senate 1879-82 (District 41)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Otter Tail, Pembina (defunct), Polk, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1831
Birth Place:
New Brunswick
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: McRea |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Perham
Occupation (when first elected):
Lumberman/Farmer
EDUCATION
Common Schools, Canada; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Widower (listed in 1877); Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing entered two records with almost identical data; one listed his last name as McCrea, the other listed McRea. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1879 lists both McCrea and McRea. Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 and the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1877 and 1878 list McCrea.
He came to Minnesota in 1854, settled in St. Paul. He later moved to Stearns County, Minnesota. He went to Sioux Falls in the Dakota Territory in the spring of 1859. He went to Colorado for two years to search for gold in 1859. He returned to Minnesota around 1861, then moved to Maine in 1865. He came back to Minnesota in the fall of 1870. He moved to Otter Tail County, Minnesota in the spring of 1871.
Mr. McCrea was elected on the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 44)
He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Body: Senate
District: 41
Elected: 11/2/1880
Residence: Perham
Term of Office: 1/4/1881 to 1/1/1883
Counties Represented:
Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Otter Tail, Pembina (defunct), Polk, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin
Occupation: Lumberman
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
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Deaf, Dumb and Blind
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Finance
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Railroads
Body: Senate
District: 41
Elected: 11/5/1878
Residence: Perham
Term of Office: 1/7/1879 to 1/3/1881
Counties Represented:
Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Otter Tail, Pembina (defunct), Polk, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin
Occupation: Lumberman
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
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Finance
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Insane Asylum (Chair)
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Railroads
Elected: 11/6/1877
Residence: Perham
Term of Office: 1/8/1878 to 1/6/1879
Counties Represented:
Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Otter Tail, Pembina (defunct), Polk, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin
Occupation: Lumberman
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Perham
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Otter Tail, Pembina (defunct), Polk, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin
Occupation: Lumberman/Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: Mr. McCrea was elected on the Republican ticket." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 44)
Committees:
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Joint Grasshopper
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Public Lands
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Ways and Means