Florence Eugene Baldwin
Member of the Minnesota State Senate
In office
1859–1861
Personal details
BornMarch 7, 1825
Bethany, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 3, 1886
St. Cloud, Minnesota
SpouseElizabeth Wilkinson
Children11
Alma materMcKendree University, Illinois College

Florence Eugene Baldwin (March 7, 1825 – November 3, 1886) was a member of the Minnesota State Senate,[1] and was the first Recording Secretary and a founding member of Phi Alpha Literary Society.[2][3][4]

Baldwin was born in Bethany, Pennsylvania. He attended McKendree College, then moved to Illinois College in 1844. While at Illinois College he was a founding member of Phi Alpha Literary Society, and served on the three man committee that prepared its constitution.[5] In 1851, he married Elizabeth Wilkinson, with whom he ultimately fathered 11 children. He was elected to the Minnesota State Senate on October 11, 1859, and served from 1859 to 1861.[6] He also served several terms as a county attorney. He died in St. Cloud, Minnesota.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Book of Memorial Memberships
  2. ↑ Illinois College: A Centennial History, 1829-1929 p.132
  3. ↑ Manual of College Literary Societies with Statistical Table
  4. ↑ Historic Morgan and classic Jacksonville
  5. ↑ Illinois College: A Centennial History, 1829-1929 p.133
  6. ↑ Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
  7. ↑ 1845-1890. Catalogue of Phi Alpha ... - Google Books. 2006-10-05. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
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