Hughes, Ben D. "B.D."
House 1941-47 (District 8)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Blue Earth
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/24/1878
Birth Place:
Iowa
Birth County:
Iowa
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/4/1947
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
B.D.
City of Residence (when first elected):
New Ulm
Occupation (when first elected):
General Farming
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Blue Earth, Minnesota (County Commissioner, 14 years);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Government:
Cambria, Minnesota (Township Assessor, 4 years);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Government:
Cambria, Minnesota (Town Supervisor, 8 years);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Cambria, Minnesota (School Board, 15 years);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Minnesota in 1888.
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Cambria
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 4/4/1947
(unfinished term)
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation: General Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Health (Chair)
-
Highways
-
Labor
-
Municipal Affairs
Reason for unfinished term:
Death
Session Notes:
He died while in office on April 4, 1947.
Elected: 11/7/1944
Residence: Mankato
Term of Office: 1/2/1945 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation: General Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Highways
-
Labor
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Welfare
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Mankato
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/1/1945
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation: General Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Labor
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Welfare
Elected: 11/5/1940
Residence: New Ulm
Term of Office: 1/7/1941 to 1/4/1943
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation: General Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Labor
-
Public Highways
-
Public Welfare
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
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