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John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) —
also known as John G. Alexander —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., July 16,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1942.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Optimist
Club; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
8, 1971 (age 78 years, 145
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Christian J. Amble (1874-1947) —
of Manzano, Torrance
County, N.M.; Mountainair, Torrance
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Minnesota, 1874.
Republican. Physician;
druggist;
Torrance
County Treasurer, 1912; Torrance
County Health Officer, 1931; member of New Mexico
Republican State Committee, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1936;
member of New Mexico
state house of representatives; elected 1938.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., January
30, 1947 (age about 72
years).
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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Art B. Anderson (1891-1978) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born near Clarkfield, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn., May 15,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil jobber;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1941-46;
member of South
Dakota state senate, 1947-48, 1951-70 (7th District 1947-48,
1951-66, 11th District 1967-70); President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1957-58.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1978
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jennie E. Jackson. |
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Dagmar Irene Anderson (1898-1989) —
also known as Dagmar Anderson; Dagmar Irene
Cassel —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 21,
1898.
Daughter of Rev. Carl Oscar Cassel and Ellen (Benson) Cassel.
Republican. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1960;
chair
of Hennepin County Republican Party, 1963-67.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died October
8, 1989 (age 91 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Anderson (b. 1870) —
of Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
18, 1870.
Son of Iver Anderson and Kari (Ericksen) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1919-21; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1921-25.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sophie Knudson. |
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Victor Emanuel Anderson (b. 1883) —
also known as Victor E. Anderson —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn., May 27,
1883.
Son of Ole Anderson and Mary Sophia (Johnson) Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Traverse
County Attorney, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1937-48.
Lutheran. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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August Herman Andresen (1890-1958) —
also known as August H. Andresen —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Newark, Kendall
County, Ill., October
11, 1890.
Son of Rev. Ole Andresen and Anna (Lunke) Andresen.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Goodhue County Republican Party, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1925-33, 1935-58 (3rd District
1925-33, 1st District 1935-58); defeated, 1932; died in office 1958.
Lutheran.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
14, 1958 (age 67 years, 95
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
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Dean M. Barkley (b. 1950) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Annandale, Wright
County, Minn., August
31, 1950.
Lawyer;
president, Dayton's Furniture,
Annandale, Minn.; founder and chair, Minnesota Reform Party (later
Minnesota Independence Party); Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1992; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 2002-03; defeated, 1994 (Independence),
1996 (Reform), 2008 (Independence).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ole C. Beck (1856-1930) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Vangs Prestegjaeld, Hedemarken, Norway,
August
7, 1856.
Mayor
of Moorhead, Minn., 1913-15.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died of diabetes,
in Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn., March 26,
1930 (age 73 years, 231
days).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
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Elmer Austin Benson (1895-1985) —
also known as Elmer A. Benson —
of Appleton, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Appleton, Swift
County, Minn., September
22, 1895.
Son of Thomas Helga Benson and Dora (Jacobsen) Benson.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1940,
1942; Governor of
Minnesota, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 13,
1985 (age 89 years, 172
days).
Interment at Appleton
Cemetery, Appleton, Minn.
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Henry Nathaniel Benson (b. 1872) —
also known as Henry N. Benson —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., August 1,
1872.
Son of Peter Benson and Malena (Pehrson) Benson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1911-22 (20th District 1911-14, 15th District
1915-22); probate judge in Minnesota, 1928; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1929-33; appointed 1929.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, September
27, 1904, to Lillian M. Marchant. |
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Manual 1917 |
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Arley R. Bjella (1916-2001) —
of Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Williston, Williams
County, N.Dak., November
16, 1916.
Son of Asle Bjella and Clara (Bagstad) Bjella.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Dakota, 1948
(alternate), 1960.
Lutheran. Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 21,
2001 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Beverly Heen. |
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Ardell F. Brede (b. 1939) —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., June 23,
1939.
Mayor
of Rochester, Minn., 2003-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2010.
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Gerhard J. Bundlie (1889-1966) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., October
26, 1889.
Son of Ole G. Bundlie and Gertrude (Brusegard) Bundlie.
Lawyer;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1930-32.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
8, 1966 (age 76 years, 105
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stillwater, Minn.
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Victor Laurence August Christgau (1894-1991) —
also known as Victor Christgau —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., September
20, 1894.
Son of Fred Christgau and Adeline (Vanselow) Christgau.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1927-28; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1929-33; defeated
(Independent), 1932.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
10, 1991 (age 97 years, 20
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) —
also known as Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O.
Eberhart —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
June
23, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of
Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916
(speaker);
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate
broker.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died December
6, 1944 (age 74 years, 166
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chicago, Ill.
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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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Orville Lothrop Freeman (1918-2003) —
also known as Orville L. Freeman —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 9,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; aide
to Minneapolis Mayor Hubert
H. Humphrey, and his campaign manager for U.S. Senator in 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1948-50;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state attorney general, 1950; Governor of
Minnesota, 1955-61; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1952,
1960; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1961-69.
Lutheran. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Moose; Eagles; Izaak
Walton League; Sons of
Norway; Purple
Heart; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
20, 2003 (age 84 years, 287
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Rod Grams (b. 1948) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Princeton, Mille Lacs
County, Minn., February
4, 1948.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1993-95; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1995-2001; defeated, 2000.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry N. Graven (b. 1893) —
of Greene, Butler
County, Iowa.
Born in St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn., June 1,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in Iowa, 1937-44; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1944-.
Lutheran. Member, Order of the
Coif.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Christian Hagen (1901-1957) —
also known as Harold C. Hagen —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
10, 1901.
Son of Gudbrand T. Hagen and Anna (Brovold) Hagen.
Newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1943-55; defeated
(Republican), 1954, 1956.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 19,
1957 (age 55 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Halvor Langdon Halvorson (b. 1881) —
also known as Halvor L. Halvorson —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Henning, Otter Tail
County, Minn., August
15, 1881.
Son of John C. Halvorson and Juliana (Christenson) Halvorson.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Minot, N.Dak., 1911-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota, 1912 (3rd District), 1942
(Democratic, at-large); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Dakota, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
North Dakota, 1924.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Sons of
Norway; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Nina C. Knudson. |
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Jean Louise Harris (c.1931-2001) —
of Richmond,
Va.; Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Virginia, about 1931.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Eden Prairie, Minn., 1995-2001; died in office 2001; candidate
in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 2000.
Female.
Episcopalian
or Lutheran. African
ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in a hospital
at Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
14, 2001 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Eden Prairie, Minn.
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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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Frank Eugene Hook (1893-1982) —
also known as Frank E. Hook; "Fightin'
Frank" —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.; Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in L'Anse, Baraga
County, Mich., May 26,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; miner; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1924-25; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1935-43, 1945-47;
defeated, 1942 (12th District), 1946 (12th District), 1954 (12th
District), 1956 (12th District), 1958 (12th District), 1966 (11th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1948; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1957; president of radio
station WJMS, Ironwood, Mich.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Disabled
American Veterans; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In February 1945, he was involved in a fist fight on the floor of the
House of Representatives with John
E. Rankin of Mississippi.
Died in Edina, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 21,
1982 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Bernhard Martin Jacobsen (1862-1936) —
also known as Bernhard M. Jacobsen —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa.
Born in Klixbüll, Germany,
March
26, 1862.
Son of Boh Jacobsen and Magdelena (Tadsen) Jacobsen.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1931-36; died in office
1936.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 30,
1936 (age 74 years, 96
days).
Interment at Springdale
Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
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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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Randy Cameron Kelly (b. 1950) —
also known as Randy Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Rolette, Rolette
County, N.Dak., August 2,
1950.
Computer
technician; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-90 (District 66-B 1975-82,
District 67-A 1983-90); member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1991-2001; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 2002-06; defeated, 2005.
Lutheran; later Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Harold Knutson (1880-1953) —
of St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Skein, Norway,
October
20, 1880.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-49 (6th District 1917-33,
at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1940.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died August
21, 1953 (age 72 years, 305
days).
Interment at North
Star Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minn.
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Ole Juulson Kvale (1869-1929) —
also known as O. J. Kvale —
of Benson, Swift
County, Minn.
Born near Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
6, 1869.
Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1923-29; defeated
(Independent), 1920; died in office 1929.
Lutheran.
Died September
11, 1929 (age 60 years, 217
days).
Interment at Benson
Cemetery, Benson, Minn.
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Paul John Kvale (1896-1960) —
also known as Paul J. Kvale —
of Benson, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Orfordville, Rock
County, Wis., March 27,
1896.
Son of Ole
Juulson Kvale.
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1929-39 (7th District 1929-33,
at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-39).
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion.
Died June 14,
1960 (age 64 years, 79
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Benson, Minn.
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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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Karl Harold Phillip LeVander (1910-1992) —
also known as Harold LeVander —
of South St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Swede Home, Polk
County, Neb., October
10, 1910.
Son of Rev. Peter Magni LeVander.
Lawyer;
Governor
of Minnesota, 1967-71.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March 30,
1992 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Miles Welton Lord (b. 1919) —
also known as Miles Lord —
of Excelsior, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Pine Knoll, Aitkin
County, Minn., November
6, 1919.
Son of Frank Kendall Lord and Rachel Ann (Terry) Lord.
Lawyer;
candidate for Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1950; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1955-60; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1960;
U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1961-66; U.S.
District Judge for Minnesota, 1966-.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1976.
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Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) —
also known as Warren G. Magnuson —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn., April 12,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Washington state constitutional convention, 1933; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1933-34; King
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36; U.S.
Representative from Washington 1st District, 1937-44; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1952.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
Norway; Theta
Chi.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 84 years, 38
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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Leone Friday Matson (b. 1901) —
also known as Leone F. Matson; Mrs. Henrik L.
Matson —
of Avoca, Murray
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., May 31,
1901.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952.
Female.
Lutheran. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert W. Mattson (1924-1982) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in a hospital
at Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
26, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1964-67.
Lutheran. Finnish
ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans.
Died, of kidney
failure, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 14,
1982 (age 57 years, 200
days).
Interment somewhere
in Naples, Fla.
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David R. Minge (b. 1942) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Clarkfield, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn., March 19,
1942.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1993-2001; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 2000; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1996,
2000.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Donald M. Moe (b. 1942) —
also known as Don Moe —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., December
24, 1942.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1971-80 (District 45-B 1971-72,
District 65-B 1973-80); member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1981-90; Democratic-Farmer-Labor
candidate for Minnesota
state auditor, 1994.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1994.
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Roger D. Moe (b. 1944) —
of Ada, Norman
County, Minn.; Erskine, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., June 2,
1944.
School
teacher; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1971-2002 (66th District 1971-72, 2nd District
1973-2002); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1984
(alternate), 1996,
2000;
Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1998; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate
for Governor of
Minnesota, 2002.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2007.
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John Moses (1885-1945) —
of Hazen, Mercer
County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway,
June
12, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mercer
County State's Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-33; Governor of
North Dakota, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Dakota, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1945; died in office 1945.
Lutheran.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., March 3,
1945 (age 59 years, 264
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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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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Frank Nelson (b. 1865) —
of Kansas; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Andover, Henry
County, Ill., December
14, 1865.
Son of Charles M. Nelson and Caroline Nelson.
Republican. Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1899-1903; president,
Minnesota College, from 1907; candidate in primary for Governor of
Minnesota, 1920.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin A. Nelson (b. 1889) —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Hesper, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, February
21, 1889.
Son of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928,
1932;
candidate for Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of
Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th
District, 1944-53; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1953.
Lutheran. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Merle Henifin. |
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Otto Christian Neuman (1869-1938) —
also known as O. C. Neuman —
of Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn.
Born in Dakota
County, Minn., June 29,
1869.
Son of Frederick Carl Neumann (1828-1899) and Johanna L. (Wudke)
Neuman (1829-1906).
Democrat. Merchant;
land
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 48th District, 1917-18.
Lutheran. German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Wheaton, Traverse
County, Minn., May 30,
1938 (age 68 years, 335
days).
Interment somewhere in Wheaton, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Carl Neumann (1828-1899) and Johanna L. (Wudke) Neuman
(1829-1906); married to Mary Thompson; married, May 27,
1903, to Fannie
Mapes (daughter of David
Parshall Mapes). See Beakes-Galloway-Mapes-Neuman
family of Michigan. |
| | | Epitaph: "In grateful recognition of
David P, Mapes, for his vision and valuable services as pioneer,
founder, benefactor and promoter of the City of Ripon and its
College, the citizens of Ripon dedicate this marker." |
| | | 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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Julius Johann Olson (b. 1875) —
also known as Julius J. Olson —
of Warren, Marshall
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Döna, Norway,
February
22, 1875.
Son of Carl Olson and Marie Antoinette (Beck) Olson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1916;
district judge in Minnesota, 1930-34; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1934-48.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gary James Pagel (b. 1940) —
also known as Gary Pagel —
of West St. Paul, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., April 17,
1940.
Son of R. Emil Pagel and Lucille (Finson) Pagel.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1964.
Lutheran. Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 1967.
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Tim Pawlenty (b. 1960) —
of Eagan, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
27, 1960.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; Governor of
Minnesota, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair).
Catholic;
later Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) —
also known as Alfred J. Pearson —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Landskrona, Sweden,
September
29, 1869.
Son of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson.
Republican. University
professor; U.S. Minister to Poland, 1924-25; Finland, 1925-30.
Lutheran. Swedish
ancestry. Member, Modern
Language Association; American
Association of University Professors; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died August 9,
1939 (age 69 years, 314
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson; married 1901 to Thea
Pauline Swenson (daughter of Lars
Swenson). See Swenson
family of Minnesota. |
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Timothy Joseph Penny (b. 1951) —
also known as Timothy J. Penny —
of New Richland, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., November
19, 1951.
Member of Minnesota
state senate, 1976-82; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1983-95.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Collin Clark Peterson (b. 1944) —
also known as Collin C. Peterson —
of Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., June 29,
1944.
Accountant;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1977-86; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1991-; defeated
(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1984, 1986; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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David G. Reichert (b. 1950) —
also known as Dave Reichert —
Born in Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn., August
29, 1950.
Republican. Police
officer; King
County Sheriff, 1997-2004; U.S.
Representative from Washington, 2005-.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Karl Fritjof Rolvaag (1913-1990) —
also known as Karl F. Rolvaag —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., July 18,
1913.
Son of Ole Edvart Rolvaag and Jennie (Berdahl) Rolvaag.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Democratic-Farmer-Labor
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1946; Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair, 1950-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1952,
1960,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1955-63; Governor of
Minnesota, 1963-67; defeated, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Iceland, 1967.
Lutheran. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died December
20, 1990 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gene A. Saari (1909-1990) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 21,
1909.
Democrat. Labor leader;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1948; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1968.
Lutheran. Finnish
ancestry.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1990 (age 80 years, 290
days).
Interment at Sugar
Island Cemetery, Sugar Island, Mich.
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Martin Olav Sabo (b. 1938) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Crosby, Divide
County, N.Dak., February
28, 1938.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1961-79; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1979-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2009.
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Peter O. Sathre (1878-1968) —
of Finley, Steele
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Adams, Mower
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Son of Maline (Hansdotter) Sathre (1841-1927) and Jacob Pederson
Sathre (1842-1907).
Republican. Lawyer; Steele
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1927-32; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1933-37; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1937.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in Sharon, Steele
County, N.Dak., January
23, 1968 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henrik Shipstead (1881-1960) —
of Glenwood, Pope
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Miltona, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Burbank Township, Kandiyohi
County, Minn., January
8, 1881.
Son of Saave Shipstead and Christine (Ellefson) Shipstead.
Dentist;
mayor of Glenwood, Minn., 1911-13; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 47th District, 1917-18; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1918; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1920; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923-47.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn., June 26,
1960 (age 79 years, 170
days).
Interment at Kinkead
Cemetery, Alexandria, Minn.
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Arlan Ingehart Stangeland (b. 1930) —
also known as Arlan Stangeland —
of Barnesville, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., February
8, 1930.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1966-74; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1977-91; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1990.
Lutheran. Member, Delta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lauritz Selmer Swenson (1865-1947) —
also known as Lauritz S. Swenson —
of Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in New Sweden, Nicollet
County, Minn., June 12,
1865.
Son of Swen
Swenson.
Republican. School
principal; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908
(alternate); U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1897-1905, resigned 1905; Switzerland, 1910-11; Norway, 1911-13, 1921-30; Netherlands, 1931-34.
Lutheran.
Died, of heart
disease, in a hospital
at Oslo, Norway,
November
3, 1947 (age 82 years, 144
days).
Interment at Norseland
Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.
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Henry Oscar Talle (1892-1969) —
also known as Henry O. Talle —
of Decorah, Winneshiek
County, Iowa.
Born near Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn., January
12, 1892.
Son of John Talle and Anna (Ovri) Talle.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1939-59 (4th District 1939-43, 2nd
District 1943-59); defeated, 1936 (4th District), 1958 (2nd District).
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1969 (age 77 years, 61
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Arthur Edwin Thompson (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur E. Thompson —
of Washburn, McLean
County, N.Dak.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born September
19, 1891.
Son of Asiak Thompson and Inger (Bergstad) Thompson.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; North
Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1933-46; Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1946.
Lutheran. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward John Thye (1896-1969) —
also known as Edward J. Thye —
of Northfield, Rice
County, Minn.
Born near Frederick, Brown
County, S.Dak., April 26,
1896.
Son of Andrew J. Thye.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1943; Governor of
Minnesota, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1947-59; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran. Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., August
28, 1969 (age 73 years, 124
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Northfield, Minn.
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Thor Carl Tollefson (1901-1982) —
also known as Thor C. Tollefson —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Perley, Norman
County, Minn., May 2,
1901.
Son of Christian Tollefson and Bertha (Jacobson) Tollefson.
Republican. Lawyer; Pierce
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-34, 1939-46; U.S.
Representative from Washington 6th District, 1947-65; defeated,
1944, 1964.
Lutheran. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., December
30, 1982 (age 81 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Tacoma, Wash.
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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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