Evenson, Even
House 1887-90 (District 34)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Meeker
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1844
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
??/??/1911
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Litchfield
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Greenleaf, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace, number of years);
18?? to 18??
Municipal Government:
Greenleaf, Minnesota (Town Clerk);
18?? to 18??
Military:
2nd Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry, Company I (United States Civil War, Frontier Duty Against the Indians, Private, 2 years);
186? to 186?
County Board/Commissioner:
Meeker County, Minnesota (County Commissioner; Chair, last 4 years);
1871 to 1878
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to the United States in 1857. He moved to Meeker County, Minnesota in 1860.
Elected: 11/6/1888
Residence: Greenleaf
Term of Office: 1/8/1889 to 1/5/1891
Counties Represented:
Meeker
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Agriculture and Manufactures
-
Education
-
Public Accounts and Expenditures
Elected: 11/2/1886
Residence: Litchfield
Term of Office: 1/4/1887 to 1/7/1889
Counties Represented:
Meeker
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute
-
Education
-
Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
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