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    Truax, Daniel B. "D.B."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1877 (District 20)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Dakota

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 5/25/1818
    Birth Place: Oswegatchie, New York
    Birth County: St. Lawrence
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1916
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: D.B.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Hastings
    Occupation (when first elected): Clerk/Former Farmer

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Minnesota in 1853, settled on a farm near Hastings. He moved to Hastings, Minnesota in 1868.

    "The Republicans conferred upon him the honor, and he has been a staunch and true member of that party since it had an existence." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 52)

    Total Days Served: 371

    SESSIONS SERVED

    19th Legislative Session (1877)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
    Body: House
    District: 20
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Hastings
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Dakota
    Occupation: Clerk/Former Farmer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "The Republicans conferred upon him the honor, and he has been a staunch and true member of that party since it had an existence." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 52)
    Committees:
    • Incorporations
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures

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