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John S. Watrous

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John S. Watrous
1st Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
December 2, 1857 – March 12, 1858
Preceded byJoseph W. Furber (Territorial)
Succeeded byGeorge Bradley
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
December 2, 1857 – December 6, 1859
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWilliam Nettleton
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the St. CroixLa Pointe district
In office
January 7, 1850 – January 6, 1851
Preceded byJoseph Bowron
Succeeded byJohn O. Henning
Personal details
BornAshtabula, Ohio, U.S.
Died1897
California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

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.

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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the St. CroixLa Pointe district
January 7, 1850 – January 6, 1851
Succeeded by
John O. Henning
Minnesota House of Representatives
State government established Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 26th district
December 2, 1857 – December 6, 1859
Succeeded by
William Nettleton
Preceded by
Joseph W. Furber
(Territorial)
Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
December 2, 1857 – March 12, 1858
Succeeded by