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    Doyle, Michael "M."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1883-84 (District 21); House 1891-92 (District 21)

    Party when first elected:  Not Available

    Counties Served:  Goodhue

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/29/1837
    Birth Place: Troy, New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: M.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Red Wing
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    U.S. Executive Branch: United States Internal Revenue, St. Paul (Revenue Collector, 4 years); 18?? to 18??
    County Board/Commissioner: Goodhue County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, 6 years); 18?? to 18??
    Military: Wisconsin Home Guards (Captain); 18?? to 18??
    Municipal Government: Belle Creek, Minnesota (Town Clerk, 14 years); 18?? to 18??
    Municipal Government: Belle Creek, Minnesota (Chair of Supervisors, 1 term); 18?? to 18??
    Municipal Government: Belle Creek, Minnesota (Constable, 2 years); 18?? to 18??
    School Board/Administration: School District No. 41, Minnesota (Clerk, 8 years); 18?? to 18??
    Military: 53rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry (United States Civil War, Corporal); 1865 to 1865

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Sarah E. Gilbert (married in October 1859)
    Children: Fourteen children: Lillian, Helen, Carrie L., Josephine E., Ebba E., and Virginia R. (daughters); Gilbert W., Charles, Edmund (he died in 1884 while his father was in office), Henry, John V., Vincent C., Ambrose A., and Frederick R. (sons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He "served on many important Democratic and Prohibitionist county and state committees." (History of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909, p. 1053.)

    He moved to LaSalle, Illinois in 1852. He came to Belle Creek, Minnesota in 1854.

    Religion provided by History of Goodhue County, Minnesota, 1909.

    Total Days Served: 1463

    SESSIONS SERVED

    27th Legislative Session (1891-1892)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/4/1890
    Residence: Red Wing
    Term of Office: 1/6/1891 to 1/2/1893
    Counties Represented: Goodhue
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Agriculture (Chair)
    • Appropriations
    • Banks
    • Judiciary
    • School for Defectives
    • Soldiers Home

    23rd Legislative Session (1883-1884)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 21
    Elected: 11/7/1882
    Residence: Red Wing
    Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/5/1885
    Counties Represented: Goodhue
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Not Available
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Manufactures
    • Public Lands

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Michael Doyle." History of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909, p. 1053.


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