Taylor, Jesse
Territorial House 1851 (District 2); Territorial House 1852 (District 1)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Chisago, Itasca, Washington
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1806 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Kentucky
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Stillwater
Occupation (when first elected):
Sawmill Owner/Former Stone Mason
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota House of Representatives (Chief Sergeant at Arms);
1849 to 1849
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was listed as being 45 years old in 1851 so his birth year must have been around 1806.
He moved to Fort Snelling in Minnesota and worked as a stone mason. He then moved and became the first permanent settler at Taylor's Falls, Minnesota in 1838. He moved to Stillwater, Minnesota in 1846 and left there in 1853.
Taylor's Falls, Minnesota was named after him.
Body: Territorial House
District: 01
Elected: 10/14/1851
Residence: Stillwater
Term of Office: 1/7/1852 to 1/4/1853
Counties Represented:
Chisago, Itasca, Washington
Occupation: Sawmill Owner/Former Stone Mason
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
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Elections
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Public Buildings
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Territorial Expenditures
Body: Territorial House
District: 02
Elected: 9/2/1850
Residence: Stillwater
Term of Office: 1/1/1851 to 1/6/1852
Counties Represented:
Washington
Occupation: Sawmill Owner/Former Stone Mason
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
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Corporations
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Roads (Chair)