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Robert L. Penney
House 1891-92 (District 30)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1850
Birth Place:
Watertown, Connecticut
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer, Penney and Jamison Law Firm
EDUCATION
Connecticut District Schools; Elementary School; Until He Was 13 Years Old
Academy, Millertown, New York; Secondary; 3 Years
Oneida Conference Seminary, Cazenovia, New York; College Graduate; Class Salutatorian
Yale Law School; Law Degree; 1876
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mary E. Leete (married in 1875)
Children:
One child: Florence J.
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minneapolis, Minnesota in October 1880.
"In national politics he is a sound money Democrat, but independent in local matters." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897)
He was elected a Minneapolis Municipal Court Special Judge in the 1886 election but didn't serve because the Supreme Court ruled his election was unconstitutional and void.
He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic party endorsed candidate for County Attorney in the 1888 election.
He was a member of the Masons and Elks.
Elected:
11/4/1890
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/5/1891 to 1/1/1893
Oath Date:
1/6/1891
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Lawyer, Penney and Jamison Law Firm
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Incorporations (Chair)
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Judiciary
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Rules and Joint Rules
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