Bicknell, William Clarence
House 1907-10 (District 57)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Grant, Stevens, Traverse
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
6/28/1855
Birth Place:
Parishville, New York
Birth County:
St. Lawrence
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1929
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Congregational
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Morris
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Country District Schools; Elementary School;
Potsdam State Normal School, New York; College Graduate; Teaching, 1880
University of Michigan, Law Department, Ann Arbor, Michigan; LL.B.; 1885
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Stevens County, Minnesota (County Superintendent of Schools, 2 terms);
1886 to 18??
[Elected]
County Attorney:
Stevens County, Minnesota;
1896 to 1908
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Nellie M. Finney (married on June 27, 1888)
Children:
Four children: Clarence W., Ira E. (he died before his father served), and Ezra F. (sons); Agnes L. (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of English ancestry.
He was raised on a farm.
"In politics he has always been a Republican." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 205)
He was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, a member and master of Golden Sheaf Lodge in Morris, Minnesota; a member and high priest of Mount Lebanon Royal Arch Chapter, a member and captain general of Bethel Commandery, and a member of the Shrine in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He attended the Congregational Church.
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.
Elected: 11/3/1908
Residence: Morris
Term of Office: 1/5/1909 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented:
Grant, Stevens, Traverse
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Agricultural Schools
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Compensation of Public Officials
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Judiciary (Chair)
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Reapportionment
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Soldiers Home
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Morris
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/4/1909
Counties Represented:
Grant, Stevens, Traverse
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Claims
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Crimes and Punishment (Chair)
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Express, Telegraph and Electric Railways
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Hospitals for the Insane
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Courts and Court Officers (Chair)
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Military Affairs
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Reapportionment
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Taxes and Tax Laws