Averill, John Thomas
Senate 1859-60 (District 12)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Wabasha
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/1/1825
Birth Place:
Alna, Maine
Birth County:
Lincoln
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/3/1889
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Lake City
Occupation (when first elected):
Merchant
EDUCATION
Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Readfield; Postsecondary; 1846
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 6th Regiment (United States Civil War/War of the Rebellion, Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel; Colonel, November 22, 1864);
08/22/1862 to 09/28/1865
U.S. Representative:
2nd Congressional District, Minnesota;
03/04/1871 to 03/04/1873
[Elected]
U.S. Representative:
3rd Congressional District, Minnesota;
03/04/1873 to 03/03/1875
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1857.
He was elected to the United States Congress as a Republican.
He died in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was buried in Oakland Cemetery in that same city.
Body: Senate
District: 12
Elected: 10/11/1859
Residence: Lake City
Term of Office: 12/7/1859 to 1/7/1861
Counties Represented:
Wabasha
Occupation: Merchant
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
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Internal Improvements (Chair)
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Railroads and Railroad Bonds Special
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Ways and Means