House 1871 (District 6); House 1872-73 (District 35); Senate 1883-86 (District 34)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Monongalia (defunct), Wright
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/7/1834
Birth Place:
Nunda, New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1917
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.H., Wm. H., Wm. B.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Greenleaf
Occupation (when first elected):
Merchant/Former Farmer
EDUCATION
Higher Schools; Secondary; Engineering and Surveying Studies
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Meeker County, Minnesota (County Treasurer);
1860 to 1862
County Government:
Meeker County, Minnesota (County Surveyor);
1864 to 1870
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Land Office, Benson, Minnesota (Receiver);
187? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing, the Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873 and the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1871, 1873, 1883, and 1885 list his middle initial as H. Minnesota Place Names lists Henry. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872 lists both H. and B.
He came to Minnesota in 1858. He moved to Litchfield, Minnesota in 1872.
He was one of the founders of Greenleaf Village, Meeker County, Minnesota. It was named for him. Greenleaf Lake in Meeker County was also named for him.