John Q. Farmer
John Q. Farmer | |
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9th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
In office 1867–1868 | |
Preceded by | James B. Wakefield |
Succeeded by | Chester D. Davidson |
Minnesota State Representative | |
In office 1866–1868 | |
Minnesota State Senator | |
In office 1871–1872 | |
Personal details | |
Born | August 5, 1823 Burke, Vermont |
Died | August 1904 |
Political party | Whig Republican |
Residence | Spring Valley, Minnesota |
Profession | Lawyer |
John Quincy Farmer (August 5, 1823 in Burke, Vermont – August 1904) was a Minnesota politician, jurist, and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He first served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1866, and was elected speaker one year later, serving in the position until he left the house in 1868. He later served in the Minnesota Senate from 1871 to 1872, and was a judge for Minnesota's 10th judicial district from 1880 to 1893.[1] J. Q. Farmer died while traveling westward on a Northern Pacific train outside of Billings, Montana. Farmer had been en route to Yellowstone National Park with his wife. He was eighty-one years of age.[2]
References[]
- ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
- ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the (August 24, 1904). "Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, August 24, 1904, Image 6". Mower County Transcript. ISSN 2332-7340. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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