Howes, Thomas
House 1877 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Dakota
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1823
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
England
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hastings
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer, About 240 Acres/Blacksmith
EDUCATION
Schools in England; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1850. He came to Minnesota in April 1853 and settled in Hastings.
"His political proclivities are Jacksonian." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 40)
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Hastings
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Dakota
Occupation: Farmer, About 240 Acres/Blacksmith
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: "His political proclivities are Jacksonian." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 40)
Committees:
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Immigration
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Towns and Counties