Minnette, Frank E. "F.E."
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1893-94  (District 45);  House  1903-04  (District 54);  House  1911-14  (District 54);  House  1915-16  (District 46)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Democratic
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Stearns
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            3/9/1859
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Wisconsin
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Osauke
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    F.E.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                | Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Minette | 
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Sauk Centre
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Farmer
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    At Least Elementary School; Attended School in the Winter Until He Was 20 Years Old
College; College Graduate; 
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Board/Commissioner: 
                                            Stearns County, Minnesota (County Agricultural Society, President and Secretary); 
                         
                         1??? to 19??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Mayor: 
                                            Sauke Centre, Minnesota (Mayor); 
                         
                         1908 to 1911
                                            [Elected]
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
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                                    Married
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                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    Toensing, the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1911; and the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1903 and 1911 list his last name as Minette.  The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1893, 1913 and 1915, and the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1903 and 1915 list Minnette.
He was born on a farm.
He came to Minnesota in 1879 or 1899.
He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Toensing, the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1911; and the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1903 and 1911 list his last name as Minette.  The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1913 and 1915, and the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1903 and 1915 list Minnette.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/3/1914
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Sauk Centre
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/4/1915 to 12/31/1916
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/5/1915
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Stearns
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Formerly Taught School
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Corporations Other Than Municipal
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                General Legislation
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Military Affairs
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Health and Pure Food
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Reapportionment
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Training School
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Telephone and Telegraph (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/5/1912
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Sauk Centre
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/6/1913 to 1/3/1915
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/7/1913
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Stearns
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Taught School
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Democratic
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Appropriations
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                General Legislation
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Fair
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Training School (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Telephone and Telegraph
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Villages
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/8/1910
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Sauk Centre
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/2/1911 to 1/5/1913
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/3/1911
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Stearns
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Formerly Taught School
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Democratic
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Appropriations
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Compensation of Public Officials
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Grain and Warehouse
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Fair
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                State Normal Schools
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/4/1902
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Sauk Centre
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/5/1903 to 1/1/1905
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/6/1903
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Stearns
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Farmer/Real Estate Business
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Democratic
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Census
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Claims
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Drainage
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                General Legislation
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Hospitals for the Insane
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Logs and Lumber
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Temperance Legislation
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/8/1892
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Sauk Centre
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/3/1893
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Stearns
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Farmer
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Democratic
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Banks
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Prison Labor
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Roads and Bridges and Navigable Streams
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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