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    Mott, Edward

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1876-77 (District 8)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Winona

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 2/5/1850 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: Wayne, Michigan
    Birth County: Cass
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Richmond
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Winona High School; Secondary;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Winona, Minnesota in 1871.

    "Politically he was trained in the Democratic school, and therefore thinks and acts and votes that way." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 46)

    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: House
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Richmond
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Winona
    Occupation: Farmer/Teacher
    Party: Democratic Party Notes: "Politically he was trained in the Democratic school, and therefore thinks and acts and votes that way." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 46)
    Committees:
    • Federal Relations
    • Insurance

    18th Legislative Session (1876)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1876
    Body: House
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/2/1875
    Residence: Richmond
    Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/1/1877
    Oath Date: 1/4/1876
    Counties Represented: Winona
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Indian Affairs

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