Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-07-12
Biographies of the Members of the
Constitutional Convention of
North Dakota.
Who They Are, Where They Come
From, Their Nationality, An
cestry and Age.
Entertaining Reading for Those Who
are Interested in DakOta's
Political History.
The Body.

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shows some interesting facts.
There are two Parsons and two Bart
let's in the convention.
The political complexion of the body is
56 republicans, % democrats and an inde-
pendent.
The oldest member of the convention is
65, the youngest 27-average age S915.
Fifty-JwO were born in the United States,
Wisconsin furnishing 1S, New York 10,
Iowa 5, Ohio 4. Maine 8, Illinois, COnnecti-
cut, Indiana, Minnesota and Vermont each
2, Massachusetts,. New Hampshire, New
Jersey and Michigan l each. One was born
in New Brunswick, s in Norway or Sweden,
England. American ancestry 2S, Nor
wegian g. Irish IL, Scotch Z, English 13,
Scotch Danish !, English. German 1.ScOtcll-
American 2, German-Irish 1, Dutch 1, Clan
Na-Gael.'
ROGER ALLIN, of Grafton, Walsh
county, was born in the county of Devon,
ENGLAND, on the 18th day of December,
1848; was educated at Prospect academy,
Devon, England; settled in Dakota in
was member of the territorial council in
1889; is at present engaged in farm
ing; was elected to the constitutional con-
ventiOn as a republican, receiving 1926
votes.
JOHN MAGNUS ALMEN, of Graft on
Walsh county, was born in the county of
Dahls Land, Sweden, on the 18th day of
April, 1850, of Swedish ancestry, who set
tied in Sweden from ell time; was edu-
county, Minnesota; came to America and
settled in Goodhue county, Minnesota, in
1863; remained there until 1874; took up q
homestead in Benton county, Minnesota,
and farmed until 1877; in the summer OF
1878 came to Walsh county. Dakota, and
filed on pre-emption and tree claim in
GlenwOOd township and has resided there
since that date, and is at present engaged
in farming; was elected to the constitu-
ti0nal convention from the 25th dis
trict as a republican, receiving 1928 votes,
against SS5 votes for j. P. Birder, demo-
crat; S84 votes for j. A. Douglas, democrat,
and SS1 votes for F. E. Vorachek, independ-
ent democrat.
ALBERT FRANCIS APPLETON, of
city Of Leeds, in Yorkshire, England, on
the 14th day of January 1850, of English
ancestry, who settled in Elgin county,
Canada, in the year 1852; was educated at
Elgin county high school; came to the
United States and settled in Dakota, in
Pembina county, in 1879, has taken an
active part in politics since his arrival in
ship and county offices, and since the or
ganization of the democratic party in that
county five years ago, has advocated the
principles Of democracy; from 1880 to
1885 he conducted land and loan business
in Crystal, being agent for E. B. Eddy &
southern half of Pelnbina county, and
wrote out most OF the filing papers and
final proofs for the settlers in that locality;
is at present engaged in farming and stock
raising; was elected to the constitutional
convention as democrat, receiving 69S
votes against 5S2 votes for John Ganssle,
republican.
THEROW w. BEAN, of Michigan CITY,
Nelson county. Dakota, was born in the
county Of Vernon, state of Wisconsin, on
the 18th day of October, 1859, of American
Of Wisconsin, at Madison, from which in
stitution he graduated in 1884; came to
Michigan City and settled in Dakota in
1885; has always been a republican:
was admitted to the bar at Duluth. Mimi,
in the spring of 1885, and is at present en-
gagged in the practice of law; was elected
to the constitutional convention from the
Twenty-second district as a republican. re-
celying 1856 votes against 312 votes for j.
NJ. Myers and 299 votes for j. A. Rose, both
democrats.
JAMES BELL, of Mimic, Walsh county,
was born in the county of Lanarkshire.
Scotland, on the oath day of August. 1850;
was educated at common schools of Scot
land and Ontario; came to Walsh county
and settled in Dakota in 1879; he is far
mer, this being the first time he has been
IN politics or candidate for any Office, is
at present engaged in farming, and was
elected to the constitutional convention as
a democrat.
RICHARD BENNETT, of Grand Forks
county, was born in the county of Rem
freW. Ontario. on the 4th of December,
1851, OF Irish parents, who settled in the
above named place in 1850; was brought
school education; came to Dakota in the
spring of 1878, and settled in Grand Forks,
engaging in the real estate and land Of.
ice business with the Hon. Geo. II. Walsh.
The partnership was dissolved in 1881. In
September OF that year he was married to
Louise Doyle, of Renfrew, Ontario: was
elected member Of the city council Of the
caty Of Grand Forks, and served as alder
man 10r 1ve years; formed q partnership
with W. j. Murphy in the fall of 1881; was
f0r two years one of the proprietors Of the
Plalndealer, and afterwards entered into a
partnership with A. j. O'Keefe in the prac-
tlce OF law. was admitted to the bar in the
fall of 1887; was elected Judge of probate
of Grand Forks county in the fall Of 1808,
on the republican ticket, and is engaged At
present as Judge of the probate court: was
elected member of the constitutional
convention as republican and repre.
sentative of the temperance element. re-
celvlng 585 votes against 4S6 votes for the
democratic candidate.
LORENZO D. BARTLETT, of Ellen.
oale, Dlckey county, was born in the
county of Essex, state Of New York. on
18th day Of October, 1929. Of American an.
cestry, who settled in Green county. lii.
nOls, In 1888, where they died: was edn-
Gated In common schools in Green county.
Illinois; came to Glendale and settled in
Dakota in 1883; was raised on farm: when
g young man worked on Mississippi river
steamboats,, gaining promotion from the
lowest position to that of captain; acted as
pilot and captain for over ten years be-
tween st. Paul and st. Louis: also
superintended the building of 4 great
many Steamboats, for various Companies:
during the Nauvoo troubles in Illinois
served as United States deputy marshal in
Hancock county; for twenty years before
coming to Dakota was engaged in the
grain and mercantile business in st. Croix
county, Wisconsin, and is at present en-.
gagged in farming; was elected to the con.
stitutiOnal convention In the Eighth dis
trict as 9 democrat and prOhibitfonist. re-.
ceiying 921 votes against 200 votes for N.
b Wilkinson, democrat. =
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