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Joseph H. Masek
House 1923-30 (District 39); House 1933-36 (District 39); Senate 1939-58 (District 39)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/1/1879
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/15/1964
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer; Masek, Lynch and Levy Law Firm
EDUCATION
St. Stanislaus Parochial School; Elementary School; Completed 8th Grade
St. Paul College of Law; Law Degree; Night Classes; Certificate, 1912; Admitted to Practice
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Attorney:
St. Paul, Minnesota (City Prosecuting Attorney, 3 years);
1??? to 1???
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Statehood Centennial Commission;
195? to 195?
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Caroline Schmidt (married on July 1, 1907)
Children:
Two children: Thomas (son), Nancy Lee (daughter, she died in 1945 while he was in office)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He died at the Wilder Residence Home.
He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Religion provided by In Memoriam.
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/2/1954
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/3/1955 to 1/4/1959
Oath Date:
1/4/1955
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Cities of the First Class (Chair)
-
Judiciary
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Railroads and Communications
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/2/1954
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/3/1955 to 1/4/1959
Oath Date:
1/4/1955
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Cities of the First Class (Chair)
-
Judiciary
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Railroads, Telephone and Telegraph
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/7/1950
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/1/1951 to 1/2/1955
Oath Date:
1/2/1951
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Cities of the First Class (Chair)
-
Judiciary
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
Telephone and Telegraph
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/7/1950
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/1/1951 to 1/2/1955
Oath Date:
1/2/1951
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Cities of the First Class (Chair)
-
Judiciary
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
Telephone and Telegraph
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 12/31/1950
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Cities of the First Class (Chair)
-
Judiciary
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
Telephone and Telegraph
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 12/31/1950
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Cities of the First Class (Chair)
-
Judiciary
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
Telephone and Telegraph
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/3/1942
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/4/1943 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date:
1/5/1943
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Cities of the First Class (Chair)
-
Corporations
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
Telephone and Telegraph
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/3/1942
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/4/1943 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date:
1/5/1943
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cities of the First Class (Chair)
-
Corporations
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
-
Telephone and Telegraph
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/8/1938
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/2/1939 to 1/3/1943
Oath Date:
1/3/1939
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cities of the First Class
-
Corporations
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Soldiers Bonus and Soldiers Home
-
Telephone and Telegraph
Body:
Senate
District:
39
Elected:
11/8/1938
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/2/1939 to 1/3/1943
Oath Date:
1/3/1939
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cities of the First Class
-
Corporations
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Health
-
Public Welfare
-
Soldiers Bonus and Soldiers Home
-
Telephone and Telegraph
Elected:
11/6/1934
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/7/1935 to 1/3/1937
Oath Date:
1/8/1935
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Aircrafts and Airways
-
Appropriations
-
Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade (Chair)
-
Drainage
-
Judiciary
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Tax Laws
-
Public Health and Hospitals
-
State and County Fairs
Elected:
11/8/1932
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/2/1933 to 1/6/1935
Oath Date:
1/3/1933
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade (Chair)
-
General Legislation
-
Insurance
-
Judiciary
-
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Tax Laws
-
Public Health and Hospitals
-
Telephones and Telegraphs
Elected:
11/6/1928
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/7/1929 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/8/1929
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Insurance
-
Judiciary
-
Metropolitan Drainage
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Public Buildings (Chair)
-
Public Health and Hospitals
Elected:
11/2/1926
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/3/1927 to 1/6/1929
Oath Date:
1/4/1927
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Banks and Banking
-
Cities of the First Class
-
Judiciary
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Public Health and Hospitals
-
State Parks (Chair)
Elected:
11/4/1924
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/5/1925 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date:
1/6/1925
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer; Masek, Lynch and Levy Law Firm
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Judiciary
-
Labor
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Temperance
-
Workmens Compensation
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/4/1925
Oath Date:
1/2/1923
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Lawyer; Masek, Lynch and Levy Law Firm
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
-
General Legislation
-
Judiciary
-
Labor
-
Public Welfare and Social Legislation
-
Temperance
-
Workmens Compensation
Articles & Books About
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In Memoriam: Senators Ansgar L. Almen, H.M. Arens, Raymond H. Bares, Robert Cook Bell, Gordon H. Butler, David M. Carey, Homer M. Carr, Michael R. Cashman, Julius E. Diesen, Eric Friberg, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, March 31, 1965.
- The information on Joseph H. Masek also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, March 31, 1965, p. 791-792.