Senate 1868-69 (District 3); House 1875-79 (District 31); House 1915-16 (District 45)
Party when first elected: Republican
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: 02/09/1833
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Date of Death: 06/07/1927
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| Birth Place: Gilmanton, New Hampshire
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Birth County: |
Birth Country: United States |
| Other Names: C.A. |
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| Gender:
Male
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Religion: Not Reported
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City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Cloud
Occupation (when first elected):
Lumberman
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EDUCATION
New Hampshire Village Schools; Elementary School;
Gilmanton Academy, New Hampshire; Secondary;
Highland Lake Institute, East Andover, New Hampshire; Postsecondary;
Read Law; Admitted to Minnesota Practice, around 1875
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
| County Auditor | Benton County, Minnesota | | ??/??/18?? to ??/??/1??? |
| County Government | Benton County, Minnesota (Register of Deeds) | | ??/??/18?? to ??/??/1??? |
| State Agency | New Hampshire Highway Surveyor | Elected | ??/??/1854 to ??/??/1855 |
| U.S. Executive Branch | United States Land Office, St. Cloud, Minnesota (Register and Receiver, Appointed by Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Grant) | Appointed | ??/??/1861 to ??/??/1??? |
| State Lieutenant Governor | Minnesota | Elected | 01/10/1880 to 01/04/1887 |
| Judicial Administration | Minnesota State Law Library (State Librarian) | | ??/??/1894 to ??/??/1899 |
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Hester Cronk (married on January 1, 1857; she died in March 1910); Widower
Children:
Fourteen children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
"His political proclivities are decidedly Republican." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 37)
He was listed as a Republican on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
He came to Minnesota in 1854. He moved to Sauk Rapids, Benton County, Minnesota on May 1, 1855. He moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota in 1861.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican Party endorsement for Minnesota Governor in the 1886 and 1888 elections.
He died in St. Cloud, Minnesota.