Langworthy, Benjamin Franklin "B.F."

Sessions Served

Other Information

House 1859-60 (District 13)

Party when first elected: Republican

Counties Served: Dodge, Mower

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 1/20/1822

Birth Place: Lexington, Ohio

Birth County: Richland

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death: 1/23/1907

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names: B.F.

City of Residence (when first elected): Grand Meadow

Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

EDUCATION

Mansfield Elementary Schools, Ohio ; Elementary School; 1827-1834
Academy, Bureau County, Illinois; Secondary; 4 Years

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: 14th Regiment, Minnesota Militia, Mower County (Close of the War of the Rebellion, Colonel); 186? to 18??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Sarah Melissa Clemans (married on August 29, 1849)
Children: Two children: Emma Charlotte (daughter), Forrest Edward (born after he left office, son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was of English ancestry.

He was born near Lexington, Ohio. He moved to Bureau County, Illinois in June 1834. He came to Minnesota in August 1856.

His party affiliation was provided by his great great granddaughter.

He and his son established the Grand Meadow Mercury newspaper in 1880. They moved it to Austin, Minnesota, then Spring Valley, Minnesota where it became the Spring Valley Mercury newspaper.

He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity.

He died in Red Rock Township, Mower County, Minnesota. He was buried in Tanner Cemetery, three miles east of Brownsdale, Minnesota.

His first name, middle name, birth date, death date, death year, death place, burial place, education, family data, and military service were provided by his great great granddaughter.