House 1870 (District 19)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Brown, Davis (defunct), Nicollet, Pierce (defunct), Pope, Redwood, Renville, Sibley
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/28/1843 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Vermont
Birth County:
Orange
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Beaver Falls
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Edgerton Common Schools, Wisconsin; At Least Elementary School;
Albion Academy, Normal Department, Wisconsin; Attended College; Left in His Junior Year, June 1861; 3 years
Studied Law; Admitted to the Rock County, Wisconsin Bar, June 1867
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Renville County, Minnesota (first one);
1??? to 1???
Military:
11th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company C (Sergeant);
06/1861 to 08/30/1862
Military:
33rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company E (2nd Lieutenant; 1st Lieutenant, June 24, 1864; Captain, August 29, 1864; wounded in battle);
08/30/1862 to 09/27/1864
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mary C. Swift (married on May 25, 1865; she was the widow of his brother Henry S.)
Children:
Three children: Henry S. Jr. (stepson/nephew), Dean M. or B., and Ward L. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Judiciary Committee, and the Towns and Counties Committee. (The History of Renville County, Minnesota, 1916)
Toensing lists his birth year as 1845. The History of Renville County, Minnesota, 1916 lists 1843.
He moved to Beaver Falls, Minnesota in 1867. He moved to Wisconsin in 1872.