Treadwell Twichell was born on November 19, 1864 in Hastings, Minnesota.  At age 17, he moved to Mapleton, ND to manage the land holdings of his late father.  In 1895 and 1897 he served in the North Dakota House of Representatives and in 1899 served in the North Dakota Senate.  In 1908 he ran for Governor, but was defeated in the primary.  Treadwell again served in the ND House (1913) and ND Senate (1915).  During his political career he earned the reputation of a reformer and opponent to boss rule in politics.  Luther Lathrop Twichell was born at Hastings, Minnesota, on September 13, 1872.  Mr. Twichell graduated from high school and the University of Minnesota School of Law.  In 1912, Mr. Twichell was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives where he served, except for the 1917 session, continuously until his retirement in 1944. He also served as Speaker in 1921. 

The collection contains papers relating mainly to the brother's political careers.  Treadwell's papers contain mainly newspaper clippings and are divided by subject.  Luther's papers contain correspondence relating to his career as a lawyer and subject files containing newspaper clippings regarding his political career.

See also: Mapleton, N.D. Photograph Collection for Twichell family photographs. 
 

Politics and Government