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Edward M. Patch
Territorial House 1851 (District 5)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Dakota, Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/???? (uncertain)
Birth Place:
, New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1913
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Anthony Falls
Occupation (when first elected):
Contractor/Builder
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to St. Anthony, Minnesota in 1847.
He and six other members of the House resigned in protest over the 1851 apportionment bill. They argued the census count was incorrect. For more information on the resignations, see Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 456 and the links in the Other Information section below.
Body:
Territorial House
District:
05
Elected:
9/2/1850
Residence:
Saint Anthony Falls
Term of Office:
1/1/1851 to 3/29/1851
(unfinished term)
Oath Date:
1/1/1851
Counties Represented:
Dakota, Ramsey
Occupation:
Contractor/Builder
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
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Finance
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Internal Improvements
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Printing
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Public Buildings
Reason for unfinished term:
Resigned
Session Notes:
He and six other members of the House resigned in protest over the 1851 apportionment bill. They argued the census count was incorrect. For more information on the resignations, see Minnesota in Three Centuries, Vol. 2, p. 456 and the links in the Other Information section below. From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
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