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    Sullivan, John D.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1911-14 (District 47); Senate 1915-30 (District 45)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic

    Counties Served:  Benton, Sherburne, Stearns

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 11/25/1862 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: Peterboro, Ontario
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Canada
    Date of Death: ??/??/1933
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Cloud
    Occupation (when first elected): Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School in Ontario, Canada, 4 years

    EDUCATION

    Public Schools, Canada; Elementary School;
    Peterboro Collegiate Institute, Canada; Postsecondary; Graduate
    Studied Law; Admitted to Practice, July 1886

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Attorney: Stearns County, Minnesota (8 years); 1??? to 1???
    Municipal Attorney: St. Cloud, Minnesota (City Attorney, 3 years); 1??? to 1???

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Elizabeth M. Schmidt (married in 1886)
    Children: Four children: Henry H. (and 2 additional sons, 1 daughter)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Henry Holland Sullivan  - Son

    GENERAL NOTES

    Toensing and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1929 list 1865 as his birth year. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1911 and 1913 list 1862.

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    Total Days Served: 7308

    SESSIONS SERVED

    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 45
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, Ontario, Canada
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Finance
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Public Highways
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Workmens Compensation

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 45
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, Ontario, Canada
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Finance
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Public Highways
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Workmens Compensation
    Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore
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    44th Legislative Session (1925-1926) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 45
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, Ontario, Canada
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Finance
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Public Highways
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Workmens Compensation

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 45
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, Ontario, Canada
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Election
    • Finance
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Public Highways
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Workmens Compensation
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    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 45
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, Ontario, Canada, 4 years
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Finance
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Re-apportionment
    • Rules
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    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 45
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, Ontario, Canada, 4 years
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Elections
    • Finance
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Rules
    • Soldiers Home
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    40th Legislative Session (1917-1918) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 45
    Elected: 11/3/1914
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, Ontario, Canada, 4 years
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Finance
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Public Domain
    • Rules and Legislative Expenses
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    39th Legislative Session (1915-1916)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 45
    Elected: 11/3/1914
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, Ontario, Canada, 4 years
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Finance
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Criminal Law (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Pleading, Practice and Evidence
    • Judiciary: Real Property and Curative Acts
    • Rules and Legislative Expenses
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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    38th Legislative Session (1913-1914) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 47
    Elected: 11/8/1910
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School, Canada
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Engrossment
    • Finance
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • Normal Schools
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • Reapportionment
    • State Training Schools (Chair)
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    37th Legislative Session (1911-1912)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 47
    Elected: 11/8/1910
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School in Ontario, Canada, 4 years
    Party: Democratic
    Committees:
    • Engrossment
    • Finance
    • Illuminating Oils
    • Judiciary
    • Municipal Corporations
    • Normal Schools
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • State Training Schools (Chair)
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    OTHER INFORMATION

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