House 1867-68 (District 3)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Aitkin, Andy Johnson (defunct), Becker, Buchanan (defunct), Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Itasca, Lake, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pembina (defunct), Polk, Pope, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/26/1833
Birth Place:
Shoreham, Vermont
Birth County:
Addison
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1905
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Episcopalian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
N.H.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Sauk Centre
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
Country Schools; Elementary School;
Franklin Academy, Malone, New York; Secondary; 3 Years
Read Law; Office of Parmelee and Fitch, Malone, New York; Admitted to the New York Bar, 1856
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
St. Anthony, Minnesota (Board of Education, several years);
18?? to 18??
Military:
1st Minnesota Infantry, Company E, and Hatch's Battalion Calvary Volunteers (United States Civil War; and Sioux War of 1862, Fort Ridgley and Minnesota Frontier);
04/1861 to 05/01/1866
School Board/Administration:
Sauk Center, Minnesota (Board of Education, Member and Secretary);
1869 to 1877
Municipal Mayor:
Sauk Center, Minnesota;
189? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Julia E. Martin (married on January 1, 1857; she died on April 9, 1872); Kate Martin (remarried on November 13, 1874, after he left office)
Children:
Three children: Gertrude Eliza, Helen Adeline, and Jessie Fremont
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Waupun, Wisconsin in 1858. He came to Minnesota in November 1860. In May 1866 he went to Sauk Center, Minnesota.
"Mr. Miner has always been a Democrat, though of late years he has not identified with any political party." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 230)
He was a member of the Masonic Order.
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 230.