Shoemaker, John F. "J.F."
House 1887-90 (District 7)
Party when first elected: Independent-No Party Affiliation
Counties Served:
Pipestone, Rock
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1838
Birth Place:
New York
Birth County:
Chemung
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.F.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Luverne
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Rock County, Minnesota (Treasurer, first one, 6 years);
18?? to 18??
Military:
7th Iowa Cavalry (Northwestern Frontier, Fought Indians, Corporal, Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Commissioned 1st Lieutenant; Adjutant, Fort Randall, Dakota Territory; Post Quartermaster and Commissary, Fort Ponka, Dakota Territory);
1863 to 06/22/1866
Municipal Government:
Mound, Minnesota (Town Clerk);
1877 to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Rock County, Minnesota in 1866 or 1869.
The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists him as a member of the Republican Party, but it also states that he ran as an Independent candidate in both the 1886 and the 1888 elections.
Elected: 11/6/1888
Residence: Luverne
Term of Office: 1/8/1889 to 1/5/1891
Counties Represented:
Pipestone, Rock
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists him as a member of the Republican Party, but it also states that he ran as an Independent candidate in both the 1886 and the 1888 elections.
Committees:
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Enrollment (Chair)
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Legislative Expenses
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Railroads
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Reapportionment Special
Elected: 11/2/1886
Residence: Luverne
Term of Office: 1/4/1887 to 1/7/1889
Counties Represented:
Pipestone, Rock
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Independent-No Party Affiliation
Party Notes: The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889 lists him as a member of the Republican Party, but it also states that he ran as an Independent candidate in both the 1886 and the 1888 elections.
No other information has been entered for this legislator.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.