Keenan, Fenton "Kernan"
House 1877-78 (District 13)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Waseca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1829
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Ireland
Date of Death:
??/??/1916
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Kernan
City of Residence (when first elected):
New Richland
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Schools in Ireland; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
Army, 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company D (United States Civil War, Served under General Thomas, Mustered Out at nashville, Tennessee);
10/1864 to 186?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Widower (listed in 1877); Married (listed in 1878)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing and the Minnesota Legislative Manuals list his last name as Keenan. The St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877 lists his last name as Kernan.
He moved to the United States in 1852, settled in New York. He moved to Janesville, Wisconsin around 1857. He came to Waseca County, Minnesota in 1860.
"Mr. Keenan is a Democrat." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 43)
He was listed as a Democrat on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Religion provided by Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877.
Elected: 11/6/1877
Residence: New Richland
Term of Office: 1/8/1878 to 1/6/1879
Counties Represented:
Waseca
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: He was listed as a Democrat on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Committees:
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Military Affairs
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State Prison
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: New Richland
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Waseca
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: "Mr. Keenan is a Democrat." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 43)
Committees:
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Incorporations
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Military Affairs