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Lars Joseph Aga (1854-1930) —
also known as Lars J. Aga —
of Bancroft Township, Freeborn
County, Minn.; Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Colton, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ullensvang, Norway,
April
6, 1854.
Son of Ingeborg Serina (Tronsdatter) Aga (1822-1906) and Jacob Olson
Aga (1825-1901).
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1891-92.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak., October
9, 1930 (age 76 years, 186
days).
Interment at Minnehaha Cemetery, Colton, S.Dak.
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A. C. Allen (b. 1864) —
of Colman, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Winona
County, Minn., January
2, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 20th District, 1903-04.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Byron Gilchrist Allen (1901-1988) —
also known as Byron G. Allen —
of Pocahontas, Pocahontas
County, Iowa; Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.
Born in Laurens, Pocahontas
County, Iowa, September
13, 1901.
Son of Joseph Holmes Allen and Grace (Gilchrist) Allen.
Farmer; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1927-32; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1952;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1944; candidate for Minnesota
state senate, 1946, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1948-55; Minnesota
Commissioner of Agriculture, 1955-61; assistant U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture, 1961-69.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Died June 10,
1988 (age 86 years, 271
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) —
also known as Elmer L. Andersen —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 17,
1909.
Son of Arne Andersen and Jennie Olivia (Johnson) Andersen.
Republican. Glue
manufacturing business; dairy
farmer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1948,
1964;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1949-59; Governor of
Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died, in a hospital
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
15, 2004 (age 95 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Herman Carl Andersen (1897-1978) —
also known as H. Carl Andersen —
of Tyler, Lincoln
County, Minn.
Born in Newcastle, King
County, Wash., January
27, 1897.
Son of C. C. Andersen and Lorena (Nielsen) Andersen.
Republican. Farmer; civil
engineer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1935-36; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1939-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1960.
Lutheran.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., July 26,
1978 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Danebod
Lutheran Cemetery, Tyler, Minn.
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Anton Velhelm Anderson (1873-1938) —
also known as Anton V. Anderson —
of Belle Creek Township, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Vasa, Goodhue
County, Minn., October
31, 1873.
Son of Hannah (Hanson) Anderson (1834-1923) and John M. Anderson
(1837-1882).
Dairy
farmer; president, Co-Operative Creamery;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-12, 1915-18 (29th District
1911-12, 19th District 1915-18).
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Goodhue
County, Minn., December
1, 1938 (age 65 years, 31
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, February
11, 1907, to Emma Monson (1885-1963). |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Ernest J. Anderson —
of near Frost, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born near Frost, Faribault
County, Minn.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 7th District, 1955-59.
Still living as of 1959.
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George F. Anderson (b. 1877) —
of Veblen, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
16, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1919-20;
member of South
Dakota state senate 33rd District, 1921-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Martin Arens (1873-1963) —
also known as Henry Arens —
of Jordan, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Westphalia, Germany,
November
21, 1873.
Son of Joseph Arens and Therese (Steinhoff) Arens.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 21st District, 1919-22; member of
Minnesota
state senate 21st District, 1923-28; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1931-33; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35; defeated
(Farmer-Labor), 1928; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1956.
Died in Jordan, Scott
County, Minn., October
6, 1963 (age 89 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Jordan, Minn.
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Charles Ulyses Arnold (1864-1946) —
also known as Charles U. Arnold —
of White, Brookings
County, S.Dak.; Norden Township, Deuel
County, S.Dak.; Leola Township, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Farmington Township, Olmsted
County, Minn., December
10, 1864.
Son of James Arnold (1832-1900) and Mary Ann (Wheeler) Arnold
(1844-1906).
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1909-10.
English
ancestry.
Died in Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak., October
9, 1946 (age 81 years, 303
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of James Arnold (1832-1900) and Mary Ann (Wheeler) Arnold
(1844-1906); married, July 21,
1895, to Catherine Loi Hansen (1872-1938; divorced 1911);
married, October
20, 1915, to Clara Ida (Brosowske) Falk (1890-1945); father of
Ernest Foch Arnold (1919-1944; U.S. Air Force sergeant in World War
II; killed over England). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles H. Baldwin (1867-1953) —
of Beaver Creek, Rock
County, Minn.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., February, 1867.
Son of William M. Baldwin and Ellen Baldwin.
Farmer; Rock
County Commissioner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 11th District, 1915-18.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Catherine 'Kate' Whitaker (1868-1945). |
| | | Epitaph: "Lo - I Am With You
Always" |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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George Barbaras (b. 1832) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in France,
September
14, 1832.
Farmer; bank
cashier; lawyer; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1876-78.
French
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Vandaworker. |
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Everett V. Bidwell (1899-1991) —
of Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.
Born in Houston, Houston
County, Minn., October
22, 1899.
Republican. Farmer; ice cream
manufacturer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Columbia County, 1953-66; member of Wisconsin
state senate 27th District, 1971-82.
Died January
7, 1991 (age 91 years, 77
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert W. Bigelow (b. 1864) —
of Andover, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Winona
County, Minn., April 14,
1864.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Henry O. Bjorge (born c.1874) —
Born in Lake Park, Becker
County, Minn., about 1874.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1905-10, 1913-18 (60th District
1905-10, 1913-14, 63rd District 1915-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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George H. Blodgett (b. 1885) —
of Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., 1885.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 27th District, 1927-28.
Member, Farmers
Union.
Burial
location unknown.
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H. H. Bonniwell (b. 1860) —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Wisconsin, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
livestock raiser; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1912;
member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1915-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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W. C. Briggs (b. 1861) —
of Pipestone, Pipestone
County, Minn.
Born in England,
July
27, 1861.
Farmer; land
agent; banker; real estate
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 12th District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Richard Thompson Buckler (1865-1950) —
also known as Richard T. Buckler —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born near Oakland, Coles
County, Ill., October
27, 1865.
Son of John Buckler and Harriet (Davis) Buckler.
Farmer; director, Farmers Elevator
Company (Crookston, Minn.); member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1915-18, 1923-26, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1935-43.
Baptist.
Member, Eagles; Farmers
Union; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., January
23, 1950 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Son of William Buckman and Jane E. Buckman.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1887-91, 1899-1903; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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Robert Carmichael (b. 1854) —
of Farmington, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., 1854.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 20th District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Andrew Christianson (b. 1862) —
of Steele
County, Minn.
Born in Denmark,
1862.
Farmer; director, Crown Creamery;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 16th District, 1917-18.
Danish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) —
of Bingen, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
12, 1892.
Son of Scott Coe and Cora (Harvell) Coe.
Democrat. Fruit grower; lumberman;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington
state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington
Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary of
state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1948;
director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph E. Crane (b. 1858) —
of Grand Meadow, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., 1858.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-14, 1917-18 (6th District
1911-14, 5th District 1917-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Joseph Davies (b. 1867) —
of Lewisville, Watonwan
County, Minn.
Born in Watonwan
County, Minn., 1867.
Lawyer;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-12, 1917-18 (13th District
1909-12, 9th District 1917-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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John Edward Davis (1913-1990) —
also known as John E. Davis —
of McClusky, Sheridan
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 18,
1913.
Son of James Ellsworth Davis (1875-1959) and Helen (Wilson) Davis
(1879-1970).
Republican. Rancher; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; banker;
mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of
North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1960;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national
commander, American Legion, 1967-68.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 12,
1990 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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George William Dealand (b. 1850) —
also known as George W. Dealand —
of Worthington, Nobles
County, Minn.
Born in New Hampshire, 1850.
School
principal; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 11th District, 1915-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Andrew Donovan (b. 1868) —
also known as Andy Donovan —
of Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Green Isle, Sibley
County, Minn., December
25, 1868.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; livestock
shipping business; manufacturer of drain tile
and cement
products; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1916;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 21st District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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George Egbert (1820-1908) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., November
15, 1820.
Merchant;
farmer; steamboat
business; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1875-76, 1877-80.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
22, 1908 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871
to Sarah Savery. |
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Duncan Ferguson —
of Ramona, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 19th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Anders Knudson Finseth (1836-1913) —
also known as A. K. Finseth —
of Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Hensedal, Norway,
April
22, 1836.
Son of Margit Oldsdatter (1798-1874) and Knud Knudson Finseth
(1802-1884).
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 9th District, 1868; member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1875-78; Presidential Elector for
Minnesota, 1876.
Lutheran.
Died May 24,
1913 (age 77 years, 32
days).
Interment at Little
Cannon Cemetery, Holden Township, Goodhue County, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Margit Oldsdatter (1798-1874) and Knud Knudson Finseth
(1802-1884); married, March 22,
1864, to Karen Knutsdatter Haugen (1846-1936); grandfather of Nils
Andreas Boe. |
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Blake C. Fisk (1873-1967) —
of Plainview, Wabasha
County, Minn.
Born in Plainview Township, Wabasha
County, Minn., May 22,
1873.
Son of Chauncey Fisk (1843-1907) and Sarah (Finch) Fisk (1848-1918).
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1923-26; member of
Minnesota
state senate 3rd District; elected 1930.
Died in Olmsted
County, Minn., March 3,
1967 (age 93 years, 285
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Plainview, Minn.
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J. J. Flikkie (born c.1868) —
of Shelly, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Wisconsin, about 1868.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 64th District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Lynn Joseph Frazier (1874-1947) —
also known as Lynn J. Frazier —
of Hoople, Walsh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Steele
County, Minn., December
21, 1874.
Son of Thomas Frazier and Lois B. (Nile) Frazier.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
North Dakota, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1923-41; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1936.
Methodist.
Died January
11, 1947 (age 72 years, 21
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Hoople, N.Dak.
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Andrew French (b. 1859) —
of near Plainview, Wabasha
County, Minn.
Born in Green Lake
County, Wis., December
10, 1859.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1891-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pascal H. Frye —
of Kandiyohi
County, Minn.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (55th District 1913-14,
25th District 1915-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Grover C. George —
of Goodhue, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Belvidere Township, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
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John G. Gerlich (born c.1875) —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Blue Earth
County, Minn., about 1875.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 8th District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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David Gilman (1812-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Watab, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in New York, April 29,
1812.
Democrat. Livery
business; hotelier;
farmer; Benton
County Sheriff, 1849-51; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watab, Benton
County, Minn., May 9,
1885 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Benton
County Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
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George W. Grant (b. 1877) —
Born in Cottonwood
County, Minn., 1877.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 10th District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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H. M. Green (b. 1851) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Lake Crystal, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Dodge
County, Wis., 1851.
Real
estate business; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 8th District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Charles W. Hale (b. 1863) —
of Spring Valley, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Sumner Township, Fillmore
County, Minn., December
27, 1863.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 1st District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Martha Engle. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Norman W. Hanson —
of Cromwell, Carlton
County, Minn.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 54th District, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Still living as of 1959.
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William C. F. Heuer —
of Bertha, Todd
County, Minn.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 51st District, 1955-59; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Still living as of 1959.
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Edward R. Hinds (born c.1857) —
of Hubbard, Hubbard
County, Minn.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1857.
Farmer; postmaster;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-06, 1909-10, 1915-22 (53rd
District 1903-06, 1909-10, 63rd District 1915-22).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Nathaniel John Holmberg (1878-1951) —
also known as N. J. Holmberg —
of Renville, Renville
County, Minn.
Born near Renville, Renville
County, Minn., July 24,
1878.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1907-14; member of
Minnesota
state senate 23rd District, 1915-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1934 (Republican), 1936 (Independent);
member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1941-47.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, right after having given a speech
about city parks, in the City
Council Chambers, City
Hall, St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 13,
1951 (age 72 years, 324
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Charles E. Hulbert —
of Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 36th District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Edward Indrehus (b. 1873) —
also known as Ed Indrehus —
of Foley, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in Bremanger, Norway,
1873.
Democrat. Railroad
mechanic; farmer; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 45th District, 1915-18; candidate
for Governor of
Minnesota, 1922, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of Christopher Indrehus (member of Norwegian
Parliament). |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Frank T. Jackson (b. 1860) —
of Ramsey, McCook
County, S.Dak.; Salem, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wabasha
County, Minn., September
24, 1860.
Son of John
A. Jackson.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1903-04,
1911-12.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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C. Elmer Johnson —
of Almelund, Chisago
County, Minn.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1933; member of Minnesota
state senate 56th District, 1934-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Augustus Johnson (1842-1907) —
also known as John A. Johnson —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Växjö, Sweden,
April
24, 1842.
Locomotive
engineer; farmer; Washington
County Sheriff, 1873; lawyer; farm
implement dealer; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1885-86, 1896-1902, 1906-07; died in office 1907.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, June 14,
1907 (age 65 years, 51
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Magnus Johnson (1871-1936) —
also known as Magnus Janson —
of Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn.; Kimball, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
September
19, 1871.
Son of Johannes Janson.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; vice-president, Equity
Co-operative Grain
Exchange; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 26th District, 1915-18; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916;
member of Minnesota
state senate 26th District, 1919-22; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1922 (Farmer-Labor), 1926; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923-25; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn., September
13, 1936 (age 64 years, 360
days).
Interment at Dassel
Cemetery, Dassel, Minn.
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James Johnston (b. 1854) —
of Howard Lake, Wright
County, Minn.; Bertha, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Canada,
1854.
Hotelier;
livery
business; farmer; livestock breeder; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18, 1927-28 (53rd District 1907-14, 51st
District 1915-18, 1927-28).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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J. A. Josefson (b. 1915) —
also known as Joe Josefson —
of Minneota, Lyon
County, Minn.
Born March 5,
1915.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 13th District, 1955-59.
Still living as of 1959.
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James C. Kelley (b. 1857) —
of Houston
County, Minn.
Born in Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn., 1857.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives; elected 1888; member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1891-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Louis Kelly (b. 1839) —
also known as William L. Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., August
27, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1887-1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel M. Knopp (born c.1885) —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Winona, Winona
County, Minn., about 1885.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1913-14; member of
Minnesota
state senate 2nd District, 1915-18; defeated, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Knute Knutson —
of Swift Falls, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Valdres, Norway.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1911-12, 1915-18 (56th
District 1907-08, 1911-12, 25th District 1915-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Odin Elsford Stanley Langen (1913-1976) —
also known as Odin Langen —
of Kennedy, Kittson
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
5, 1913.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 67th District, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1959-71 (9th District 1959-63, 7th
District 1963-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died July 6,
1976 (age 63 years, 183
days).
Interment at Red
River Cemetery, Red River, Minn.
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Benjamin Franklin Langworthy (1822-1907) —
also known as B. F. Langworthy —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, January
20, 1822.
Son of Cyrus
Langworthy and Charlotte (Drake) Langworthy (1794-1876).
Farmer; newspaper
editor; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 13th District, 1859-60.
Died in Brownsdale, Mower
County, Minn., January
23, 1907 (age 85 years, 3
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. Larson (b. 1860) —
of Walnut Grove, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, 1860.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1899-1902; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916.
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Roseville, Minn.
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Stephen N. Lee (1860-1942) —
of Parke Township, Clay
County, Minn.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Rollag, Telemark, Norway,
April
17, 1860.
Son of Nils Nilson Fikkaneiet Lia (1821-1887) and Ambjor Torkelsdtr
(Wamreeit) Lia (1827-1902).
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-12, 1917-18 (60th District
1911-12, 49th District 1917-18).
Died in Clay
County, Minn., February
15, 1942 (age 81 years, 304
days).
Interment at Rollag
Cemetery, Rollag, Minn.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Margaret Halvorsen. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Hugh Leonard (b. 1865) —
of Millville, Wabasha
County, Minn.
Born in Wabasha
County, Minn., 1865.
Superintendent
of schools; farmer; director and vice-president, Plainview
Farmers; Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Soren Listoe (b. 1846) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Denmark,
April
27, 1846.
Farmer; newspaper
editor; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 41st District, 1875; register of
U.S. Land Office at Fergus Falls, Minn., 1875-82; U.S. Consul in Dusseldorf, 1892-93; Rotterdam, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General in Rotterdam, 1902-20.
Danish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford Lofvegren (b. 1903) —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Mitchell
County, Iowa, May 10,
1903.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 47th District, 1949-59.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. S. McCornack (b. 1862) —
of Bancroft Township, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, 1862.
Minister;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 6th District; elected 1930.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Delmont Theodore Moffitt (1911-2001) —
of near Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Woodstock, Pipestone
County, Minn., December
21, 1911.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1961, 1972.
Christian.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died, in Mercy Medical
Center, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, June 30,
2001 (age 89 years, 191
days).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, Near Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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Fred T. Mossman (b. 1878) —
of Grey Eagle, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Coesse, Whitley
County, Ind., March 24,
1878.
Farm manager; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 51st District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Charles Munn (b. 1887) —
of Osseo, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born near Osseo, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 17,
1887.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 36th District, 1927-31; member of
Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1935-37; Farmer-Labor
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1942; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ancher Nelsen (1904-1992) —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Renville
County, Minn., October
11, 1904.
Son of Nels Peter Nelsen and Elisabeth (Anderson) Nelson.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1935-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1960
(alternate), 1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1953-54; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1956; Minnesota
Republican state chair, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1959-75.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn., November
30, 1992 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Hutchinson, Minn.
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H. C. Nelson —
of Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Norway.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District; elected 1890.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred F. Norwood (b. 1864) —
of near Balaton, Murray
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
July
1, 1864.
Horse, cattle, and pig breeder; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 12th District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Nils Nyquist (b. 1846) —
of Blue
Earth County, Minn.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
1846.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1897-1903 (10th District 1897-98,
11th District 1899-1903).
Owned the first
automobile in Blue Earth County.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Olien (b. 1860) —
of Clarkfield, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
1860.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (17th District 1913-14,
13th District 1915-18).
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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John L. Olson —
of Worthington, Nobles
County, Minn.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1959.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1959.
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Daniel P. O'Neill —
of Thief River Falls, Pennington
County, Minn.
Born in Ontario.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1899-1900, 1911-14 (49th
District 1893-94, 56th District 1899-1900, 61st District 1911-14);
member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Erwin E. Orr (b. 1868) —
of Sciota Township, Dakota
County, Minn.; Madison Lake, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Waterville, Le Sueur
County, Minn.; New York Mills, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; Wadena, Wadena
County, Minn.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., 1868.
Merchant;
land
business; stockman; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 51st District, 1917-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to Vinnie M. Poe. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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John W. Papke (born c.1871) —
of Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in St. Mary Township, Waseca
County, Minn., about 1871.
Farmer; director, First National Bank of
Waseca; president, Isoco Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; president, Waseca County Farmers Live Stock
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-18 (10th District 1911-14,
16th District 1915-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Charles A. Peterson (b. 1884) —
of Rosendale, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Harris, Chisago
County, Minn., April 12,
1884.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Fond du Lac County 2nd District; elected 1948.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward P. Peterson (b. 1855) —
of Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn.
Born in Goodhue
County, Minn., 1855.
Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1911-18, 1923-26 (23rd District 1911-14, 26th
District 1915-18, 1923-26).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Otto M. Peterson (b. 1877) —
of Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., May 4,
1877.
Nurseryman; fruit grower; livestock raiser;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 6th District, 1917-18.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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L. E. Potter (b. 1858) —
of Springfield, Brown
County, Minn.
Born in Wisconsin, 1858.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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H. A. Putnam (b. 1865) —
of Otter
Tail County, Minn.
Born in Sherburne
County, Minn., 1865.
School
teacher; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-22 (59th District 1909-14,
50th District 1915-22).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Albert Harold Quie (b. 1923) —
also known as Al Quie —
of Dennison, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born near Dennison, Goodhue
County, Minn., September
18, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1955-58; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1958-79; Governor of
Minnesota, 1979-83.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2011.
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John Andrew Rystrom (b. 1855) —
also known as John A. Rystrom —
of North Branch, Chisago
County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
December, 1855.
Son of Peter Rystrom and Christina Rystrom.
Republican. Farmer; flour mill
manager; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1908;
member of Minnesota
state senate 56th District, 1915-18.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1882
to Ida Christina Peterson (1858-1930). |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Ole O. Sageng (b. 1871) —
of Dalton, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1871.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 59th District, 1901-02; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1907-22 (59th District 1907-14, 50th District
1915-22).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Eric Sevatson (b. 1844) —
of Christiana, Jackson
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1844.
Farmer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate 8th District; elected 1890.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Sinclair (b. 1899) —
of Stephen, Marshall
County, Minn.
Born January
9, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; member of
Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1959.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Sliter (b. 1873) —
of Houston, Houston
County, Minn.
Born near Spring Green, Sauk
County, Wis., 1873.
School
teacher; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 1st District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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A. O. Starks (b. 1882) —
of Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Dexter Township, Mower
County, Minn., July 23,
1882.
Farmer; cattle breeder; member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District; elected 1930, 1942.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Steffen (b. 1868) —
of Troy Township, Pipestone
County, Minn.
Born in Holstein, Germany,
1868.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 12th District, 1915-18.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876-1957) —
also known as Frederick A. Sterling —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Texas.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., August
13, 1876.
Cattle ranch manager; woollen
manufacturer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Ireland, 1927-34; Bulgaria, 1933-36; Sweden, 1938-41.
Died in 1957
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Adolph Swenson (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar A. Swenson —
of Nicollet, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., March 27,
1877.
Son of Swen
Swenson.
Farmer; secretary-manager of New Sweden Creamery
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-28 (20th District 1913-14,
15th District 1915-28); Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1931; member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1937-49.
Died in 1951
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Norseland
Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.
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Lars O. Teigen (b. 1864) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
November
27, 1864.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1915-26 (14th District
1905-06, 10th District 1915-26).
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Cornelius Thiessen (1910-1993) —
also known as Cornie R. Thiessen —
of Lambert, Richland
County, Mont.
Born in Mountain Lake, Cottonwood
County, Minn., July 6,
1910.
Son of David Thiessen and Agneatha (Holzrichter) Thiessen.
Democrat. Rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Montana, 1956;
member of Montana
state senate, 1959-62.
Member, Toastmasters.
Died February
21, 1993 (age 82 years, 230
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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C. L. Todd (b. 1869) —
of Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Iowa, 1869.
Lawyer;
banker;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 7th District; elected 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Tollefson (b. 1852) —
of West Concord, Dodge
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1852.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 5th District, 1915-18.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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I. D. Tower (b. 1869) —
of Ferney, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Rondell, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hamilton, Fillmore
County, Minn., November
14, 1869.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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James I. Vermilya (b. 1849) —
of Quincy Township, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., 1849.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Albert L. Ward (b. 1842) —
of Fairmont, Martin
County, Minn.
Born in New York, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate 9th District, 1915-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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A. C. Welch (b. 1865) —
of Helen, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., 1865.
Farmer; president, Glencoe Creamery
Company; president, McLeod County Dairy
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1915-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Roy E. Wiseth —
of Goodridge, Pennington
County, Minn.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1959.
Lutheran.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Wisniewski (1855-1928) —
of Foley, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland),
August
4, 1855.
Son of John Wisniewski and Katherine (Kruk) Wisniewski.
Democrat. Farmer; Benton
County Treasurer; member of Minnesota
Democratic State Central Committee, 1906-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1908;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 47th District, 1911-12; president,
State Bank of
Foley.
Polish
ancestry.
Died, of pleurisy, in
Foley, Benton
County, Minn., April 3,
1928 (age 72 years, 243
days).
Interment at Foley
Cemetery, Foley, Minn.
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Relatives:
Married to Paulina Siegmund. |
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