Wheelock, Louis L. "Lewis"
Senate 1876-77 (District 12)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Steele
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1839 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
New York
Birth County:
Jefferson
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1897
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Lewis
City of Residence (when first elected):
Owatonna
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Albany University, New York; College Graduate;
Read Law; With Honorable Chas. C. Dwight, Auburn, New York
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Owatonna, Minnesota (Held Prominent City Offices);
18?? to 18??
Military:
160th New York Volunteers (United States Civil War; Private, Promoted to Captain);
186? to 1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing, anf the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1877 list his first name as Louis. Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists Lewis.
Toensing lists his birth year as 1839. Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists 1840.
He came to Minnesota in September 1866.
"The strength he would give to the Republican party in his district, called him into the field." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 21)
Body: Senate
District: 12
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Owatonna
Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Steele
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "The strength he would give to the Republican party in his district, called him into the field." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 21)
Committees:
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Education (Chair)
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Joint University
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Judiciary
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Railroads
Body: Senate
District: 12
Elected: 11/2/1875
Residence: Owatonna
Term of Office: 1/4/1876 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Steele
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "The strength he would give to the Republican party in his district, called him into the field." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and of the 19th Minnesota State Legislature, by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 21)
Committees:
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Claims
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Education (Chair)
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Joint University
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Railroads
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Swamp or Overflowed Lands