House 1859-60 (District 9); House 1868-69 (District 14); Senate 1873-76 (District 3)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served: Fillmore
Pennsylvania Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Spouse: Single (when first elected); Married (first listed in 1869) Children: Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Toensing, The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873 and the Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1868, 1873, 1874, 1875, and 1876 list his last name as Meighen. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1860 and 1869 list Meighan.He came to Minnesota in 1854 or 1855 and settled in Forestville.