Burdick, R. Carlisle "H. Carlisle"
Territorial House 1856 (District 7)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Pembina (defunct)
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/17/1834 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
, Michigan
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1902 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
H. Carlisle
City of Residence (when first elected):
Pembina
Occupation (when first elected):
Indian Trader
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his first initial as H. The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873, the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889, and the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1856 list R.
R. Carlisle Burdick, was 21 when he served in the 1856 Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives. He was the youngest known person to be elected to the Minnesota Territorial Legislative Assembly. Carl Mario D'Aquila was 22 when elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1946, the youngest known person elected to the Minnesota Legislature at that time. Thaddeus Jude replaced him as the youngest known person elected to the Minnesota Legislature. When he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1972 he was 20 years old and turned 21 in December before being sworn in to office in January 1973.
Body: Territorial House
District: 07
Elected: 10/9/1855
Residence: Pembina
Term of Office: 1/2/1856 to 1/6/1857
Counties Represented:
Pembina (defunct)
Occupation: Indian Trader
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
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Elections and Election Laws
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Indian Affairs
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Public Buildings (Chair)
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