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Lowe, Thomas "Thos."

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Map of Pipestone
Pipestone, MN

House 1937-39 (District 12)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served:  Pipestone

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1858 Date of Death: 03/12/1939
Birth Place:  Birth County:  Birth Country: Canada
Other Names: Thos.
Gender:  Male Religion:  Not Reported
City of Residence (when first elected):  Pipestone

Occupation (when first elected):  Practcing Medicine

EDUCATION

Country Schools; Elementary School;
Decorah Institute, Iowa; Secondary;
Medical Degree; Medicine

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Board/Commission/CouncilMinnesota State Board of Medical Examiners (20 years; President, 1 term) ??/??/1??? to ??/??/1???
Municipal MayorPipestone, Minnesota (5 terms) ??/??/19?? to ??/??/19??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He was 1/4 German ancestry.

He was raised on a farm in Iowa.

He moved to Murray County, Minnesota in 1877, with his parents. He moved to Pipestone, Minnesota around 1904.

He was a collector of German memorabilia which is now housed at Yale University.

He died in Ramsey County, Minnesota.

Legislative Session: 51st (1939-1940)   Session Details
Body: House Elected: 11/8/1938 Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 3/12/1939 (unfinished term)
District: 12 Residence: Pipestone
Counties Represented: Pipestone
Occupation: Practicing Medicine
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
Agriculture
Appropriations
Municipal Affairs
Public Health and Hospitals (Chair)
Rules
Reason for unfinished term: Death
Session Notes: He died while in office.
Legislative Session: 50th (1937-1938)   Session Details
Body: House Elected: 11/3/1936 Term of Office: 1/5/1937 to 1/2/1939
District: 12 Residence: Pipestone
Counties Represented: Pipestone
Occupation: Practcing Medicine
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
Agriculture and Horticulture
Drainage
Markets and Marketing
Municipal Affairs
Public Health and Hospitals
Reforestation
State Development and Immigration

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About
Thomas Lowe Memorial. Minnesota Journal of the House, April 15, 1939, p. 1902-1904.




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