Saari, John
House 1905-08 (District 49)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/24/1877
Birth Place:
Lapua,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Finland
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Sparta
Occupation (when first elected):
General Mercantile Business
EDUCATION
Michigan Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Mesaba Mountain, Minnesota (Township Assessor);
1902 to 1903
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in August 1892.
"Two years after his . . . election to the Minnesota House of Representatives, Finnish immigrant John Saari sponsored a bill calling for improved safety measures and accurate counts of mining accidents and deaths." (Finns in Minnesota by Arnold R. Alanen, MHS, 2012)
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Sparta
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/4/1909
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: General Mercantile Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Insurance
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Substantive Law
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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State and Other Libraries (Chair)
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Temperance
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University and University Lands
Elected: 11/8/1904
Residence: Sparta
Term of Office: 1/3/1905 to 1/7/1907
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: General Mercantile Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Drainage
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Mines and Minerals
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
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State Prison and Reformatory
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