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:
2/9/1833
Birth Place:
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/7/1927
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
C.A.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Cloud
Occupation (when first elected):
Lumberman
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;
1854 to 1855
[Elected]
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Land Office, St. Cloud, Minnesota (Register and Receiver, Appointed by Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Grant);
1861 to 1???
[Appointed]
State Lieutenant Governor:
Minnesota;
01/10/1880 to 01/04/1887
[Elected]
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.