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Senate 1876-77 (District 30)

Party when first elected: Democratic

Counties Served: Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1828

Birth Place: Maine

Birth County:

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death: ??/??/1907

Gender: Male

Religion: Methodist

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Sauk Rapids

Occupation (when first elected): Druggist

EDUCATION

Maine Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut; Attended College;
Studied Law; Admitted to the Minnesota Bar

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Single (when first elected); Married (listed in 1877)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He moved to Iowa in 1856. He came to Minnesota in 1867.

"What is not usual, he is a member of the Methodist church, and yet 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. 18)

Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.

Total Days Served: 735

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/2/1877

Body: Senate

District: 30

Elected: 11/2/1875

Residence: Sauk Rapids

Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/4/1876

Counties Represented: Benton, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne

Occupation: Druggist

Party: Democratic Party Notes: "What is not usual, he is a member of the Methodist church, and yet 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. 18)

Committees:

Education
Enrollment
Internal Improvements
Library
Railroads
Roads and Bridges

18th Legislative Session (1876)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/1876