Silas Blackman Explained

Silas Blackman
State House:Minnesota
District:8th
Term Start:1883
Term End:1887
Successor:William R. Estes
Birth Place:New York
Residence:Selma Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation:Farmer, legislator

Silas Blackman (1835–1926), also described as Silas Blackmun, was a state representative for Minnesota's 8th district serving Cottonwood and Watonwan counties.[1] He was born in New York in 1835 and died in 1926. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives' 23rd and 24th legislative sessions from 1883 to 1887. He was succeeded by William R. Estes.[2] Blackman came to Minnesota in 1863 and was a resident of Selma Township when he was elected in 1882.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blackman, Silas. Legislators Past and Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. June 19, 2012.
  2. Web site: Estes, William R. "Wm. R." . Legislators Past and Present . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . June 21, 2012.