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    Stockton, Albert William

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1891-98 (District 20); Senate 1899-1902 (District 28)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Rice

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 3/30/1844
    Birth Place: Indiana
    Birth County: Kosciusko
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 5/3/1905 (uncertain)
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Faribault
    Occupation (when first elected): Manufacturer

    EDUCATION

    Common Schools; Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Auditor: rice County, Minnesota (Deputy County Auditor, 12 years); 18?? to 18??
    County Board/Commissioner: Rice County, Minnesota (Board of County Commissioners, Chair, 10 years); 18?? to 1???
    Military: 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company B (United States Civil War and Indian War; Severely Wounded after Being Shot in the Thigh at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia); 08/22/1862 to 06/1865

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children: Two children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Richland County, Wisconsin in the fall of 1855, with his parents. He came to Faribault, Minnesota in August 1871 or 1872.

    Toensing lists his death year as 1902, if he's correct then he died while in office. The Minnesota Historical Society lists 1905.

    He was buried in Rice County, Minnesota.

    Total Days Served: 4382

    SESSIONS SERVED

    32nd Legislative Session (1901-1902) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 28
    Elected: 11/8/1898
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903 (unfinished term)
    Counties Represented: Rice
    Occupation: Manufacturing
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Claims
    • Deaf, Dumb and Blind
    • Finance
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Buildings
    • Railroads (Chair)
    • Rules
    Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore
    Leadership Notes: Toensing lists his death year as 1902, if he's correct then he died while in office. The Minnesota Historical Society lists 1905.
    Reason for unfinished term: Other - See Notes
    Session Notes: Toensing lists his death year as 1902, if he's correct then he died while in office. The Minnesota Historical Society lists 1905.

    31st Legislative Session (1899-1900)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 28
    Elected: 11/8/1898
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/5/1903 (unfinished term)
    Counties Represented: Rice
    Occupation: Manufacturing
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Claims
    • Deaf, Dumb and Blind
    • Finance
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Buildings
    • Railroads (Chair)
    • Rules
    Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore
    Reason for unfinished term: Other - See Notes
    Session Notes: Toensing lists his death year as 1902, if he's correct then he died while in office. The Minnesota Historical Society lists 1905.

    30th Legislative Session (1897-1898) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 20
    Elected: 11/6/1894
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
    Counties Represented: Rice
    Occupation: Manufacturing
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Census
    • Deaf, Dumb and Blind (Chair)
    • Finance
    • Railroads (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    29th Legislative Session (1895-1896)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 20
    Elected: 11/6/1894
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
    Counties Represented: Rice
    Occupation: Manufacturing
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Census
    • Deaf, Dumb and Blind (Chair)
    • Finance
    • Internal Improvements
    • Railroads (Chair)
    • Reform School
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    28th Legislative Session (1893-1894) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 20
    Elected: 11/4/1890
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/6/1891 to 1/7/1895
    Counties Represented: Rice
    Occupation: Manufacturing/Former Assistant Cashier; First National Bank, Faribault
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Deaf, Dumb and Blind (Chair)
    • Finance
    • Indian Affairs
    • Manufactures
    • Printing

    27th Legislative Session (1891-1892)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 20
    Elected: 11/4/1890
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/6/1891 to 1/7/1895
    Counties Represented: Rice
    Occupation: Manufacturer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Deaf, Dumb and Blind
    • Railroads

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Shutter, Marion Daniel. "Albert William Stockton." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 491.


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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