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Fred W. "F.W." Sumner
House 1889-90 (District 35)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
McLeod
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1850
Birth Place:
Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
F.W.
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Summers |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hutchinson
Occupation (when first elected):
Laborer
EDUCATION
Wisconsin Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
The 1889 Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists his last name as Summers. The Minnesota Journal of the House, 1889 and the historical lists in the Minnesota Legislative Manuals list Sumner. Toensing listed both names as though they were two people. All of the evidence we came across indicates they were the same person.
He came to Minnesota in 1862.
Elected:
11/6/1888
Residence:
Hutchinson
Term of Office:
1/7/1889 to 1/4/1891
Oath Date:
1/8/1889
Counties Represented:
McLeod
Occupation:
Laborer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Grain and Warehouse
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Illuminating Oils Special
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Incorporations
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Labor and Labor Legislation (Chair)
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Prison Labor