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Claude E. Southwick

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1913-14 (District 12); House 1915-18 (District 7)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Faribault

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 1/15/1873
Birth Place: Wells, Minnesota
Birth County: Faribault
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Wells
Occupation (when first elected): Former Lawyer/Interested in Farm Property, Faribault County

EDUCATION

Wells High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1890
Hamline University; College Graduate; Latin Scientific Course, 1894
University of Minnesota, Law Department; Law Degree; 1897; Admitted to Practice, 1897

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Attorney: Albert Lea, Minnesota (City Attorney, several terms); 1??? to 19??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was a Mason, and a Knight of Pythias.

Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1913.

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Total Days Served: 2191

SESSIONS SERVED

40th Legislative Session (1917-1918)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1917
Body: House
District: 07
Elected: 11/7/1916
Residence: Wells
Term of Office: 1/1/1917 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date: 1/2/1917
Counties Represented: Faribault
Occupation: Practicing Law
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Education (Chair)
  • Judiciary
  • Reorganization of State Government
  • Rules and Joint Rules
  • Taxes and Tax Laws
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39th Legislative Session (1915-1916)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1915
Body: House
District: 07
Elected: 11/3/1914
Residence: Wells
Term of Office: 1/4/1915 to 12/31/1916
Oath Date: 1/5/1915
Counties Represented: Faribault
Occupation: Practicing Law/Interested in Farm Lands
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Corporations Other Than Municipal
  • Education
  • Insurance
  • Judiciary
  • Judiciary
  • Public Buildings (Chair)
  • State and Other Libraries
  • Workmens Compensation
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38th Legislative Session (1913-1914)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1913
Body: House
District: 12
Elected: 11/5/1912
Residence: Wells
Term of Office: 1/6/1913 to 1/3/1915
Oath Date: 1/7/1913
Counties Represented: Faribault
Occupation: Former Lawyer/Interested in Farm Property, Faribault County
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Dairy Products and Live Stock
  • Education
  • Judiciary
  • Public Accounts and Expenditures
  • University and University Lands
  • Workmens Compensation
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OTHER INFORMATION

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