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James F. Spencer
House 1907-08 (District 4)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Olmsted
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1848
Birth Place:
Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Rochester
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Wisconsin Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
High Forest, Minnesota (Different Town Offices);
18?? to 1???
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota Senate (Officer);
1885 to 1885
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota House of Representatives (Officer);
1887 to 1887
County Government:
Olmsted County, Minnesota (Register of Deeds);
1895 to 1899
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to High Forest, Minnesota in 1864, with his parents.
Elected:
11/6/1906
Residence:
Rochester
Term of Office:
1/7/1907 to 1/3/1909
Oath Date:
1/8/1907
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Corporations Other Than Municipal
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Grain and Warehouse
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Hospitals for the Insane
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Roads and Bridges
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School for Defectives (Chair)