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    McMaster, Hugh H. B. "H. H. B."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1881 (District 15)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Wabasha

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 7/2/1843
    Birth Place: Belfast,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Ireland
    Date of Death: 7/14/1910
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Congregational
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: H. H. B.
    Alternate Spelling of Last Name: McMasters
    City of Residence (when first elected): Reads Landing
    Occupation (when first elected): Merchant

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Government: (Register of Deeds and County Treasurer) Eau Claire county, Wisconsin; [Dates Unknown]
    Military: Minnesota 1st Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company G (Civil War; Sergeant Major); 01/31/1865 to 09/27/1865

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Phylena Jane Gray (married November 30, 1863)
    Children: Three children: Harry, Guy, Mary
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1857. He moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin on May 2, 1881.

    He is buried at the Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    Religion reported by the Eau Claire Daily Leader, July 20, 1910.

    Total Days Served: 141

    SESSIONS SERVED

    22nd Legislative Session (1881-1882)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1881
    Body: House
    District: 15
    Elected: 11/2/1880
    Residence: Reads Landing
    Term of Office: 1/4/1881 to 5/24/1881 (unfinished term)
    Oath Date: 1/4/1881
    Counties Represented: Wabasha
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • State Reform School
    Reason for unfinished term: Resigned
    Session Notes: He resigned before the Extra Session. His official term end date is uncertain. The date listed is the date he communicated his resignation to Governor Pillsbury.

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