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Minnesota Senate, District 4
The Minnesota Senate, District 4, includes most of Becker and Clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, ). Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impuriti ... counties in the northwestern part of the state. It is currently represented by Rob Kupec of the DFL. List of senators References {{MinnesotaLegDistricts Minnesota Senate districts Becker County, Minnesota Clay County, Minnesota Norman County, Minnesota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any State legislature (United States), U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are held in the west wing of the Minnesota State Capitol, State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul. Committee hearings, as well as offices for senators and staff, are located north of the State Capitol in the Minnesota Senate Building. Each member of the Minnesota Senate represents approximately 80,000 constituents. History The Minnesota Senate held its first regular session on December 2, 1857. Powers In addition to its legislative powers, certain appointments by the Governor of Minnesota, governor are subject to the Senate's advice and consent. As state law provides for hundreds of executive appointments, the vast majority of appointees serve without being confirmed by the Sena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Minnesota Legislature
The eighth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 2, 1866. The half of the 21 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were elected during the general election of November 8, 1864, while the 42 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the other half of the members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the general election of November 7, 1865. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 2, 1866, to March 2, 1866. There were no special sessions of the 8th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor :Thomas Henry Armstrong Thomas Henry Armstrong (February 6, 1829 – December 29, 1891) was a Minnesota banker, lawyer, legislator, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He became Lieutenant Governor under Governor William Rainey Marshall from January 8 ... (R-High Forest) House of Representatives ;Speaker of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Albert Lea ( ) is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, Freeborn County, in southern Minnesota. It is the county seat. Its population was 18,492 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is at the junction of Interstates Interstate 35 in Minnesota, 35 and Interstate 90 in Minnesota, 90, about south of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Twin Cities. It is on the shores of Fountain Lake, Pickerel Lake, Albert Lea Lake, Goose Lake, School Lake, and Lake Chapeau. Fountain Lake and Albert Lea Lake are part of the Shell Rock River flowage. The city's early growth was based on agriculture, farming support services and manufacturing, and it was a significant rail center. At one time it was the site of Cargill's headquarters. Other manufacturing included Edwards Manufacturing Company, Edwards Manufacturing (barn equipment), Scotsman Ice Machines, Streater Store fixtures, and Universal Milking Machines. As in many U.S. cities, Albert Lea's manufacturing base has substantially dimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansing, Minnesota
Lansing is a unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 132 as of the 2020 census. History Lansing was platted in 1858, and named after Lansing, Michigan. A post office has been in operation at Lansing since 1857. Geography Lansing is in northwestern Mower County, in the northeast part of Lansing Township. It is bordered to the east by the Cedar River, a south-flowing tributary of the Iowa River. The community is north of Austin, the Mower county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the U ..., the Lansing CDP has an area of , all land. Population References Census-designated places in Mower County, Minnesota Census-designate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mower County, Minnesota
Mower County () is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,029. The county seat is Austin. Mower County comprises the Austin Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Rochester-Austin Combined Statistical Area. Lake Louise State Park is in southeastern Mower County, near Le Roy. History The federal government established Wisconsin Territory effective July 3, 1836, and included what is now Minnesota, until its eastern portion was granted statehood (as Wisconsin) in 1848. Congress established the Minnesota Territory effective March 3, 1849. The newly organized territorial legislature created nine counties across the territory in October of that year. Two of the original counties, Dakota and Wabashaw (later Wabasha), had portions reassigned on March 5, 1853, to create Rice County. In 1852, Jacob McQuillin's family settled in southern Rice County, beginning a settlement movement that rapidly grew. On February 20, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin, Minnesota
Austin is a city in and the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,174 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The town was originally settled along the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River and has two artificial lakes, East Side Lake and Mill Pond. It was named for Austin R. Nichols, the area's first European settler. It is part of the Rochester metropolitan area, Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area. Hormel Foods Corporation is Austin's largest employer, and the city is sometimes called "SPAM Town USA". Austin is home to Hormel's corporate headquarters, a factory that makes most of North America's SPAM (food), SPAM tinned meat, and the Spam Museum. Austin is also home to the Hormel Institute, a leading cancer research institution operated by the University of Minnesota with significant support from the Mayo Clinic. History Fertile land, trapping, and ease of access brought first trappers and then the early pioneers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Minnesota Legislature
The Fourteenth Minnesota Legislature The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts. In order to account for decenn ... first convened on January 2, 1872. Members Senate House of Representatives References {{Reflist Minnesota legislative sessions 1872 in Minnesota 1873 in Minnesota 1872 U.S. legislative sessions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sargent Pillsbury
John Sargent Pillsbury (July 29, 1827 – October 18, 1901) was an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist. A Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican, he served as the List of Governors of Minnesota, eighth Governor of Minnesota from 1876 to 1882. He was a co-founder of the C. A. Pillsbury and Company, Pillsbury Company. Early life Pillsbury was born in Sutton, New Hampshire, the son of John and Susan (Wadleigh) Pillsbury. He was a descendant of William Pillsbury, who emigrated from England to Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1640. In 1851, he opened a store in Warner, New Hampshire, partnering with Walter Harriman (governor), Walter Harriman, a future Governor of New Hampshire and American Civil War, Civil War general. Career Pillsbury Company Pillsbury underwent a tour of the West in 1855, and decided to make St. Anthony, Minnesota, now part of Minneapolis his home. Shortly after settling in Minnesota, he would marry Mahala Fisk. Pillsbury began a diverse entrepr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Minnesota Legislature
The thirteenth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 1871. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 2, 1869, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 8, 1870. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 3, 1871 to March 3, 1871. There were no special sessions of the 13th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor : William H. Yale (R-Winona) House of Representatives ;Speaker of the House : John L. Merriam (R-Saint Paul) Members Senate House of Representatives Membership changes Senate House of Representatives Notes References Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 13, Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Minnesota Legislature
The twelfth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 4, 1870. The 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented even-numbered districts were chosen in the General Election of November 3, 1868, while the 11 members of the Minnesota Senate who represented odd-numbered districts, and the 47 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, were chosen in the General Election of November 2, 1869. Sessions The legislature met in a regular session from January 4, 1870 to March 4, 1870. There were no special sessions of the 12th Minnesota Legislature. Party summary Senate House of Representatives Leadership Senate ;Lieutenant Governor : William H. Yale (R-Winona) House of Representatives ;Speaker of the House : John L. Merriam (R-Saint Paul) Members Senate House of Representatives Notes References Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Results (Session 12, Senate)Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Session Search Resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lochren
William Lochren (April 3, 1832 – January 27, 1912) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Education and career Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), Lochren read law to enter the bar in 1856. He entered private practice in St. Anthony, Minnesota Territory (State of Minnesota from May 11, 1858) from 1856 to 1861. He served as an alderman and later as city attorney of St. Anthony. He was in the United States Army as a Lieutenant from 1861 to 1863, during the American Civil War. He resumed private practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1864 to 1881. He was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1869 to 1870. He was city attorney of Minneapolis from 1877 to 1878. He was a Judge of the Minnesota District Court for the Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota from 1881 to 1893. He was Commissioner of Pensions for the Bureau of Pensions in the United States Department of the Interior from 1893 to 1896. Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
