Everett H. Brant
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Everett Hall Brant was a North Dakota Republican Party
politician who served as a North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 1951 to his death in 1954.
in 1885. He farmed in Emmons County, North Dakota
for many years, and was married in 1913. He had two children, Scott Brant and Mrs. Loma Boyd, both moved to Oakland, California
. He was elected as Emmons County Commissioner in 1910 and 1914, and as Emmons County Auditor in 1916, 1918, 1920, and 1922. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives
from 1924 to 1925, and in the North Dakota Senate
from 1926 to 1929. Brant served as the Emmons County Treasurer from 1932 to 1935, and then again in the state Senate from 1938 to 1949. He was elected to the North Dakota Public Service Commission
in 1950, and served for three years before his death on November 3, 1954 at the age of 69.
North Dakota Republican Party
The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party platform is generally conservative.The North Dakota Republican Party is strongly in control of the state's politics...
politician who served as a North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 1951 to his death in 1954.
Biography
Everett H. Brant was born in Dakota TerritoryDakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.The Dakota Territory consisted of...
in 1885. He farmed in Emmons County, North Dakota
Emmons County, North Dakota
-Major highways:* U.S. Highway 83*North Dakota Highway 11*North Dakota Highway 13*North Dakota Highway 34*North Dakota Highway 1804-National protected areas:*Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge*Springwater National Wildlife Refuge...
for many years, and was married in 1913. He had two children, Scott Brant and Mrs. Loma Boyd, both moved to Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. He was elected as Emmons County Commissioner in 1910 and 1914, and as Emmons County Auditor in 1916, 1918, 1920, and 1922. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives
North Dakota House of Representatives
The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate....
from 1924 to 1925, and in the North Dakota Senate
North Dakota Senate
The North Dakota Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives.North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial census...
from 1926 to 1929. Brant served as the Emmons County Treasurer from 1932 to 1935, and then again in the state Senate from 1938 to 1949. He was elected to the North Dakota Public Service Commission
North Dakota Public Service Commission
The North Dakota Public Service Commission is a constitutional agency that maintains various degrees of statutory authority over utilities, telecommunications, railroads, grain elevators, pipeline safety, and other functions in North Dakota....
in 1950, and served for three years before his death on November 3, 1954 at the age of 69.