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| Name | Morton Smith Wilkinson |
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Mankato, Minnesota , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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January 22, 1819
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| Died | February 04, 1894
(75 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Aug 03, 2015 07:47pm |
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| Info | Territorial House 1849 (District 2)
Senate 1874-77 (District 14)
Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer
EDUCATION
New York Common Schools; Elementary School
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar in New York, 1842
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Territorial Government Minnesota Territory (Prosecuting Attorney) ??/??/18?? to ??/??/18??
County Government Ramsey County, Minnesota (Register of Deeds) Elected ??/??/1851 to ??/??/1853
U.S. Senator Minnesota Elected 03/04/1859 to 03/03/1865
U.S. Representative 1st Congressional District, Minnesota Elected 03/04/1869 to 03/03/1871
County Attorney Faribault County, Minnesota ??/??/1880 to ??/??/1884
GENERAL NOTES
He was an unsuccessful Whig Party candidate for the Minnesota Territorial Council in 1853. He was elected by the Republicans to the United States House of Representatives in 1868. He was elected to the Minnesota Senate as a Democrat. He was also a member of the Free Soil Party.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the United States Senate in 1864.
Minnesota in Three Centuries lists his birth month as June.
He moved to Stillwater, Minnesota in 1847, to St. Paul in 1850, Mankato in 1857, and Wells in 1871.
He died in Wells, Minnesota.
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