Background
He was born in New Hampshire in 1813 or 1814.
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Joseph Furber
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He helped with his family"s farm and attended school (including Foxcroft Academy) before moving west in 1838.
Career
He lived in Alton, Illinois for two years, then worked in the lumber industry near Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin for another two years before settling in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. In 1846, Furber was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as the representative for Crawford County, Wisconsin. In 1849, he was elected to the first Minnesota Territorial Legislature and served as the first Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
He was elected to the legislature again in 1856 and once again served as speaker.
Later in his life he was elected to two more terms in the Minnesota State House of Representatives in 1868 and 1875. He died at his home in Cottage Grove in 1884.
Membership
He was appointed United States Marshal for Minnesota by President Millard Fillmore during the 1850s and also held positions with the state militia and as a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Whig Party