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    Mantor, Peter

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1859-60 (District 13); House 1861 (District 15)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Dodge, Mower

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/15/1815
    Birth Place: New York
    Birth County: Albany
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 9/23/1888
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Mantorville
    Occupation (when first elected): Miller

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: Company C, 2nd, Minnesota Regiment (United States Civil War, Captain); 186? to 18??
    U.S. Executive Branch: United States Land Office, North Dakota; 1874 to 1880

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Rebecca Brooks; Emily Miller; Eva Claflin; Martha Christy
    Children: One child: (daughter, she died at age 4 of influenza, before he took office)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Frank Mantor  - Brother

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved from Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania to the future site of Mantorville, Minnesota on April 19, 1854. He moved to Bismarck, North Dakota in 1874. He returned to Mantorville, Minnesota after 1880.

    "[The name of Mantorville] was adopted in honor of three brothers, Peter, Riley, and Frank Mantor who came here in 1853 and 1854 from Linesville, Crawford County, Pa." (Minnesota Place Names, MHS, 2001)

    Hre died in Mantorville, Dodge County, Minnesota.

    Family data provided by a relative.

    A relative and Minnesota Place Names say he was born in Albany County, New York. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1860 and 1861 list Pennsylvania.

    Total Days Served: 762

    SESSIONS SERVED

    3rd Legislative Session (1861)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1861
    Body: House
    District: 15
    Elected: 11/6/1860
    Residence: Mantorville
    Term of Office: 1/8/1861 to 1/6/1862
    Oath Date: 1/8/1861
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Mower
    Occupation: Miller
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Claims (Chair)
    • Ways and Means

    2nd Legislative Session (1859-1860)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 12/7/1859
    Body: House
    District: 13
    Elected: 10/11/1859
    Residence: Mantorville
    Term of Office: 12/7/1859 to 1/7/1861
    Oath Date: 12/7/1859
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Mower
    Occupation: Miller
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Supplies and Expenditures (Chair)

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