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John S. Watrous | |
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| 1st Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office December 2, 1857 –March 12, 1858 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph W. Furber (Territorial) |
| Succeeded by | George Bradley |
| Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 26th district | |
| In office December 2,1857 –December 6,1859 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William Nettleton |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the St. Croix – La Pointe district | |
| In office January 7,1850 –January 6,1851 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Bowron |
| Succeeded by | John O. Henning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ashtabula,Ohio,U.S. |
| Died | 1897 California,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
John S. Watrous (died 1897) was a politician from Minnesota,and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives,representing St. Louis County,Minnesota. Watrous was the first Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives,a position he held from the convention of the 1st Minnesota Legislature in December 1857,until the Speaker's chair was declared vacant on March 12,1858,due to a prolonged absence during which he was handling private business. [1]
Watrous died in 1897.
