State Representative

Benjamin F. Hartshorn

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State Representative

Republican



Occupation:	Lawyer
Home County:	Cerro Gordo
General Assembly:	13
Dates Served:	01/10/1870 - 01/07/1872
District:	65

Born in 1834 in Ohio. His family moved to Wisconsin in 1840. He studied law at Viroqua, Wisconsin and was admitted to the Lancaster, Wisconsin Bar. George and B. F. Hartshorn, father and son, located at Mason City in 1858 and George, the old gentleman, opened a law office. B. F. Hartshorn was admitted to the bar a few years later and the two went into partnership. They were both prominent men here, and held the respect of the whole community. The thirteenth General Assembly convened at Des Moines, in January, 1870. Cerro Gordo was at this time in the sixty-fifth representative district, which was served by B. F. Hartshorn, a Mason City lawyer. Hon. Edwin Flint settled at Mason City in 1869, when he entered into a partnership with B. F. Hartshorn, forming the law firm of Hartshorn & Flint. Mr. Hartshorn left the county about 1878 and moved to Minnesota where he served two terms in the House from 1895-1898.

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