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Michael J. "M.J." McDonnell
House 1874-77 (District 1)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Houston
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/1/1843 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Kilkenny
Birth Country:
Ireland
Date of Death:
??/??/1916 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
M.J.
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Donnell,McDonald |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Freeburg
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Missouri Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
Army (United States Civil War, Rejected for Being too Young);
186? to 186?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single (when first elected); Mary Sullivan (married on January 30, 1876)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1843. Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists 1847.
Toensing and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1874 list his last name as McDonnell. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1876 lists both McDonnell and Donnell. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1875 lists McDonald and McDonnell.
He moved to the United States in 1852, settled in New York. He moved to Dubuque, Iowa around 1853. He went to St. Louis, Missouri in 1859. He came to Houston County, Minnesota in July 1861.
"Mr. McDonnell is a Democrat." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 44)
Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.
Elected:
11/7/1876
Residence:
Freeburg
Term of Office:
1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date:
1/2/1877
Counties Represented:
Houston
Occupation:
Surveyor
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: "Mr. McDonnell is a Democrat." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 44)
Committees:
-
Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
-
Towns and Counties
Session Notes:
Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists his city as Brownsville. From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Elected:
11/2/1875
Residence:
Freeburg
Term of Office:
1/4/1876 to 1/1/1877
Oath Date:
1/4/1876
Counties Represented:
Houston
Occupation:
Surveyor
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Roads, Bridges, and Navigable Streams
-
Towns and Counties
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Elected:
11/3/1874
Residence:
Freeburg
Term of Office:
1/5/1875 to 1/3/1876
Oath Date:
1/5/1875
Counties Represented:
Houston
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Roads, Bridges, and Navigable Streams
-
Towns and Counties
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Elected:
11/4/1873
Residence:
Freeburg
Term of Office:
1/6/1874 to 1/4/1875
Oath Date:
1/6/1874
Counties Represented:
Houston
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Enrollment
-
Towns and Counties
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
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