Joseph Toole

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Joseph Toole

Joseph Kemp Toole ( May 12, 1851 in Savannah , Andrew County , Missouri , † March 11, 1929 in San Francisco , California ) was an American politician and from 1889 to 1893 the first and from 1901 to 1908 the fourth governor of Montana .

Early years

John Toole attended the public schools in Saint Joseph , Missouri, and then the Western Military Academy in New Castle ( Kentucky ). In 1870 he moved to Helena in what was then the Montana Territory . There he studied law. After his exams and his admission as a lawyer, he began to practice in his new profession in 1871. Between 1872 and 1876 Toole was a district attorney in the third judicial district of Montana and from 1879 to 1881 he was a member of the territorial state parliament. From 1881 to 1883 he was President of the Territory's Governing Council. In 1884 and 1889 he was a delegate to the Constituent Assemblies of Montana and from 1885 to 1889 he was a delegate of the territory to the US House of Representatives . There he campaigned for Montana to be accepted as a US state. In 1889 he had achieved this goal.

Governor of Montana

In the same year he was elected its first governor by the citizens of the new state. Toole's term of office began on November 8, 1889, the date of accession to the Union, and ended on January 1, 1893. The governor's first task was to establish a functioning administration and to clarify the powers of the individual authorities. The election procedures for municipal officials were also determined and the judicial districts redistributed.

After his tenure in January 1893, he returned to work as a lawyer. He was also chairman of a land commission. In 1900 he successfully ran for a return to the office of governor and in 1904 he was confirmed by a clear majority in that office. During this time he unsuccessfully campaigned for the introduction of women's suffrage and a law to carry out primaries ( Primary Law ). But he managed to get a majority for a planned amendment to the US constitution, according to which the senators should in future be directly elected by the people. This constitutional amendment came into force nationwide in 1913. The governor improved mining safety regulations, introduced a property tax, and removed a monopoly on the production of school books. On April 1, 1908, Toole resigned from his post for health reasons.

Another résumé

After his resignation, Toole lived alternately in either Helena or San Francisco, California. He died there on March 11, 1929. Joseph Toole was married to Lilly Rosecrans, with whom he had three children.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 3, Meckler Books, Westport 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME Toole, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Toole, Joseph Kemp (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Savannah , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 1929
Place of death San Francisco , California