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    Kinyon, William Ryan "W.R."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1868 (District 16); House 1875-76 (District 12)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Freeborn, Steele, Waseca

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 2/3/1833
    Birth Place: Mannville, New York
    Birth County: Jefferson
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 6/2/1914
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Congregational
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: W.R.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Owatonna
    Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer/Banker

    EDUCATION

    Union Academy, Belleville, New York; Secondary;
    Union College, Schenectady, New York; College Graduate; 1856
    Read Law; Juneau County, Wisconsin Law Office; Admitted to Wisconsin Bar, January 1858

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Legislative Staff: Minnesota House of Representatives (Chief Clerk of House); 1869 to 1870

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Maryette Gillette (listed in the 1850 census) or Mettie Gillett (listed on her marriage and death certificates, obituary, and gravestone; according to a relative) (married on December 31, 1857)
    Children: One child: George R.
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Owatonna, Minnesota in 1858.

    His birth date, death date, religion, birth place, middle name, banker occupation, education, and family member information were provided by his great great grandson, and great granddaughter.

    Total Days Served: 1092

    SESSIONS SERVED

    18th Legislative Session (1876)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 12
    Elected: 11/2/1875
    Residence: Owatonna
    Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/1/1877
    Counties Represented: Steele
    Occupation: Banker
    Party: Republican Party Notes: He was referred to as a Republican in Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 3, p. 452; and in the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1868.
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House

    17th Legislative Session (1875)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 12
    Elected: 11/3/1874
    Residence: Owatonna
    Term of Office: 1/5/1875 to 1/3/1876
    Counties Represented: Steele
    Occupation: Banker
    Party: Republican Party Notes: He was referred to as a Republican in Minnesota in Three Centuries, Volume 3, p. 452; and in the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1868.
    Committees:
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House

    10th Legislative Session (1868)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 16
    Elected: 11/5/1867
    Residence: Owatonna
    Term of Office: 1/7/1868 to 1/4/1869
    Counties Represented: Freeborn, Steele, Waseca
    Occupation: Lawyer/Banker
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Incorporations
    • Judiciary (Chair)

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books By
    Kinyon, W.R. Speech on the Early Settlement of Owatonna, Minnesota; Given to the 19th Century (Women's) Club, May 1906. - Translated from the original document by his grandson, Sidney William Kinyon.


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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