Florence Eugene Baldwin | |
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Member of the Minnesota State Senate | |
In office 1859–1861 | |
Personal details | |
Born | March 7, 1825 Bethany, Pennsylvania |
Died | November 3, 1886 St. Cloud, Minnesota |
Spouse | Elizabeth Wilkinson |
Children | 11 |
Alma mater | McKendree University, Illinois College |
Florence Eugene Baldwin (March 7, 1825 – November 3, 1886) was a member of the Minnesota State Senate, [1] and was the first Recording Secretary and a founding member of Phi Alpha Literary Society. [2] [3] [4]
Baldwin was born in Bethany, Pennsylvania. He attended McKendree College, then moved to Illinois College in 1844. While at Illinois College he was a founding member of Phi Alpha Literary Society, and served on the three man committee that prepared its constitution. [5] In 1851, he married Elizabeth Wilkinson, with whom he ultimately fathered 11 children. He was elected to the Minnesota State Senate on October 11, 1859, and served from 1859 to 1861. [6] He also served several terms as a county attorney. He died in St. Cloud, Minnesota. [7]
Florence Eugene Baldwin | |
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Member of the Minnesota State Senate | |
In office 1859–1861 | |
Personal details | |
Born | March 7, 1825 Bethany, Pennsylvania |
Died | November 3, 1886 St. Cloud, Minnesota |
Spouse | Elizabeth Wilkinson |
Children | 11 |
Alma mater | McKendree University, Illinois College |
Florence Eugene Baldwin (March 7, 1825 – November 3, 1886) was a member of the Minnesota State Senate, [1] and was the first Recording Secretary and a founding member of Phi Alpha Literary Society. [2] [3] [4]
Baldwin was born in Bethany, Pennsylvania. He attended McKendree College, then moved to Illinois College in 1844. While at Illinois College he was a founding member of Phi Alpha Literary Society, and served on the three man committee that prepared its constitution. [5] In 1851, he married Elizabeth Wilkinson, with whom he ultimately fathered 11 children. He was elected to the Minnesota State Senate on October 11, 1859, and served from 1859 to 1861. [6] He also served several terms as a county attorney. He died in St. Cloud, Minnesota. [7]