Edward S. Minor
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Edward Sloman Minor was a U.S. Representative
from Wisconsin
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Born at Point Peninsula, New York, Minor moved to Wisconsin in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Greenfield, Milwaukee County, and subsequently in the city of Milwaukee.
He attended the common schools.
He went with his parents to a farm in Sheboygan County in 1852 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He completed a common-school education.
Enlisted as a private in Company G, Second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, in 1861.
Mustered out as first lieutenant in November 1865.
He engaged in the hardware business in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
from 1865 to 1884.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
in 1877, 1881, and 1882.
He served in the Wisconsin State Senate
1883-1886 and as president pro tempore of the senate during the last term.
Superintendent of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal 1884-1891.
He served as member of the Wisconsin Fish Commission for four years.
He served as mayor of Sturgeon Bay in 1894.
Minor was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1907).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior (Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1906.
He engaged in horticulture.
Postmaster of Sturgeon Bay 1911-1915.
He served as again mayor of Sturgeon Bay in 1918.
He died at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
, July 26, 1924.
He was interred in Bayside Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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Born at Point Peninsula, New York, Minor moved to Wisconsin in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Greenfield, Milwaukee County, and subsequently in the city of Milwaukee.
He attended the common schools.
He went with his parents to a farm in Sheboygan County in 1852 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He completed a common-school education.
Enlisted as a private in Company G, Second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, in 1861.
Mustered out as first lieutenant in November 1865.
He engaged in the hardware business in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,437 at the 2000 census. It is located at the natural end of Sturgeon Bay, although the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was built across the remainder of the Door Peninsula.-Geography:Sturgeon Bay is...
from 1865 to 1884.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
in 1877, 1881, and 1882.
He served in the Wisconsin State Senate
Wisconsin State Senate
The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly...
1883-1886 and as president pro tempore of the senate during the last term.
Superintendent of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal 1884-1891.
He served as member of the Wisconsin Fish Commission for four years.
He served as mayor of Sturgeon Bay in 1894.
Minor was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1907).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior (Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1906.
He engaged in horticulture.
Postmaster of Sturgeon Bay 1911-1915.
He served as again mayor of Sturgeon Bay in 1918.
He died at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,437 at the 2000 census. It is located at the natural end of Sturgeon Bay, although the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was built across the remainder of the Door Peninsula.-Geography:Sturgeon Bay is...
, July 26, 1924.
He was interred in Bayside Cemetery.