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Van Sant, Samuel Rinnah "Sam. R., S.R."

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Map of Winona
Winona, MN

House 1893-96 (District 15)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Winona

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 05/11/1844 Date of Death: 10/03/1936
Birth Place: Rock Island, Illinois Birth County:  Birth Country: United States
Other Names: Sam. R., S.R.
Gender:  Male Religion:  Methodist
City of Residence (when first elected):  Winona

Occupation (when first elected):  Superintendent of Steamboats, Captain

EDUCATION

Rock Island Public Schools, Illinois; Elementary School;
Rock Island High School, Illinois; Secondary;
Burnham's American Business College, Hudson, New York; Postsecondary; Graduate
Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois; Attended College; 2 years
Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois; LL.D.; 1905
Cornell College, Iowa; LL.D.; 1904

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Council/AldermenWinona, Minnesota (Alderman, 2nd Ward, 1 term) ??/??/18?? to ??/??/18??
Military9th Illinois Cavalry, Company A (United States Civil War, Private and Corporal) 08/??/1861 to ??/??/1864
State GovernorMinnesotaElected01/07/1901 to 01/04/1905

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Ruth Hall (married December 7, 1868)
Children: Three children: Grant
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was of Dutch ancestry.

He came to Winona, Minnesota in the spring of 1883.

"Mr. Van Sant has always been a Republican, has taken an active interest in public affairs." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 373)

He was a member of the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias, Elks, Red Men, Modern Woodmen of America, and the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).

Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.

Legislative Session: 29th (1895-1896)   Session Details
Body: House Elected: 11/6/1894 Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/4/1897
District: 15 Residence: Winona
Counties Represented: Winona
Occupation: Rafting Business; President, Le Claire Navigation Company and Van Sant and Musser Transfer Company
Party: Republican Party Notes: "Mr. Van Sant has always been a Republican, has taken an active interest in public affairs." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 373)
Committees:
Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
Legislative Session: 28th (1893-1894)   Session Details
Body: House Elected: 11/8/1892 Term of Office: 1/3/1893 to 1/7/1895
District: 15 Residence: Winona
Counties Represented: Winona
Occupation: Superintendent of Steamboats, Captain
Party: Republican Party Notes: "Mr. Van Sant has always been a Republican, has taken an active interest in public affairs." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 373)
Committees:
Education
Grain and Warehouse
Logs and Lumber
Municipal Legislation
State Normal Schools (Chair)

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About
Shutter, Marion Daniel. "Samuel R. Van Sant." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 372-373.

Samuel R. (Rinnah) Van Sant. Biographical Information from the Minnesota Historical Society's Governors of Minnesota.




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