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Shirley B. Shonyo
House 1921-24 (District 4)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Olmsted
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/25/1884
Birth Place:
Kansas
Birth County:
Rice
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Elgin
Occupation (when first elected):
Farm Owner/Employee, Great Northern Co./Former Rate Clerk and Cashier, Chicago and Northwestern Road
EDUCATION
Kansas Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Three children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Scottish-Irish ancestry.
He came to Minnesota in 1905.
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Elgin
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/4/1925
Oath Date:
1/2/1923
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation:
Farm Owner/Employee, Great Northern Co./Former Rate Clerk and Cashier, Chicago and Northwestern Road
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Board of Control and State Institutions
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Dairy Products and Live Stock (Chair)
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Education
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Labor
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Markets and Marketing
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Municipal Affairs
Elected:
11/2/1920
Residence:
Elgin
Term of Office:
1/3/1921 to 12/31/1922
Oath Date:
1/4/1921
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation:
Farm Owner/Employee, Great Northern Co./Former Rate Clerk and Cashier, Chicago and Northwestern Road
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Banks
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Board of Control
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Education
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Markets and Marketing
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Municipal Affairs
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Workmens Compensation