Edward White Durant
American politician – Minnesota -- "E.W." House 1873 (District 22); House 1875 (District 22); House 1885-86 (District 24); Senate 1887-90 (District 24); Senate 1903-06 (District 31)
About Edward White Durant
Lived 1829 – 1918 (aged 89). Edward White Durant was an American politician.
Edward W. Durant (April 8, 1829 – December 9, 1918) was a U.S. politician from the state of Minnesota.
Life Durant was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (now part of Boston) in 1829. His family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in ~1831, and then to Illinois in 1839. He moved to Stillwater, Minnesota in April 1848, 1849, or 1858. He worked there as a steamboat pilot. In 1861, he become mayor of Stillwater after previously serving on the city council. He was a Grand Master in the Masonic Fraternity and a Grand Chancellor in the Knights of Pythias.
In 1875, he unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor. He was elected to both chambers of the Minnesota legislature, serving in the House for three terms, and the Senate for four terms.
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Who was Edward White Durant?
American politician – Minnesota -- "E.W." House 1873 (District 22); House 1875 (District 22); House 1885-86 (District 24); Senate 1887-90 (District 24); Senate 1903-06 (District 31)
When was Edward White Durant born?
Edward White Durant was born on 8 April 1829 in Roxbury.
When did Edward White Durant die?
Edward White Durant died on 9 December 1918.
What was Edward White Durant's occupation?
Edward White Durant was a politician.
What nationality was Edward White Durant?
Edward White Durant was American.
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