On This Date in Minnesota History: November 8

November 8, 1898 – John Frank Wheaton was the first black legislator elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 42, which included a large chunk of the metropolitan area from the Kenwood neighborhood to Eden Prairie and Excelsior.

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John Frank Wheaton
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