James Handlan

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James Handlan was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate. [1]

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Biography

Handlan was born in Sparta, Wisconsin in 1871. [2] He graduated from Sparta High School. In 1901, he married Sarah Whalen. They would have one daughter. Handlan died in 1925. He was Roman Catholic.

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Career

Handlan was a member of the House of Representatives from 1903 to 1910 and of the Senate from 1911 to 1922. He was a Democrat.

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  1. ↑ "Handlan, James". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Handlan, James". Minnesota Legislature. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
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