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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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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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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). |
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Manual 1917 |
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Clyde Elmer Anderson (1912-1998) —
also known as C. Elmer Anderson —
of Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn.
Born in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., March 16,
1912.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1939-43, 1945-51; Governor of
Minnesota, 1951-55; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1952,
1956;
mayor
of Brainerd, Minn., 1976-86.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., January
12, 1998 (age 85 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Anderson (1855-1930) —
also known as T. J. Anderson —
of Minnesota.
Born near Winchester, Winnebago
County, Wis., December
5, 1855.
Son of John Anderson and Juliane Anderson.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1916.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Foxboro, Douglas
County, Wis., April 25,
1930 (age 74 years, 141
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of John Anderson and Juliane Anderson; father of Lula Anderson (who
married Henrik
Shipstead). |
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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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Christopher M. Bendixen (1857-1953) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Morgan, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Denmark,
1857.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1907-10, 1913-24 (19th District
1907-10, 1913-14, 14th District 1915-24).
Danish ancestry.
Died in 1953
(age about
96 years).
Interment at Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery, Morgan, Minn.
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Haldor Erickson Boen (1851-1912) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Sondre Aurdal, Valdres, Norway,
January
2, 1851.
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1893-95.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Aurdal Township, Otter Tail
County, Minn., July 23,
1912 (age 61 years, 203
days).
Interment at Aurdal
Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Minn.
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Henry Bordewich (1844-1912) —
of Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn.
Born in Vaagan, Norway,
January
19, 1844.
Son of John P. Bordewich and Leonharde (Linkhausen) Bordewich.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the Union Navy during
the Civil War; Yellow
Medicine County Auditor, 1874-88; candidate for Minnesota
state treasurer, 1884; postmaster;
U.S. Consul in Christiania, 1897-1900; U.S. Consul General in Christiania, 1900-12, died in office 1912.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway,
March
19, 1912 (age 68 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1869
to Bergithe Severinson. |
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Anton Borgen (b. 1851) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1851.
Locomotive
engineer; grocer; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-18 (50th District 1909-14,
58th District 1915-18).
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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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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Andrew Olaf Devold —
also known as Andrew O. Devold —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Stockholm, Sweden.
Printer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1915-18; member of
Minnesota
state senate 32nd District, 1919-26; Independent Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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J. Louis Engdahl (1884-1932) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., November
11, 1884.
Writer
and editor for Socialist and Communist newspapers;
indicted
in Chicago, 1918, along with former U.S. Rep. Victor
L. Berger, and three others, for making speeches
that encouraged disloyalty
and obstructed military
recruitment; tried and
convicted;
sentenced
to twenty years in prison;
the conviction was later overturned; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1918; delegate to
Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1924 (Workers), 1926 (Workers Communist);
Communist candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1930; Communist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1931.
Swedish ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Moscow, Russia,
November
21, 1932 (age 48 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David J. Erickson (b. 1887) —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Warren
County, Pa., December
3, 1887.
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 59th District, 1917-18.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Carrie Fosseen (1875-1963) —
also known as Carrie Secelia Jorgens; Mrs. Manley L.
Fosseen —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minnesota, January
30, 1875.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1924.
Female.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., March 23,
1963 (age 88 years, 52
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Manley Lewis Fosseen (1869-1947) —
also known as Manley L. Fosseen —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, December, 1869.
Son of Osman Leonard Fosseen (1843-1914) and Isabella (Richolsen)
Fosseen (1850-1936).
Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1907-14; municipal judge in
Minnesota, 1930.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Hennepin
County, Minn., August 9,
1947 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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A. R. Gisslen —
of Minnesota.
Born in Sweden.
Socialist. Blacksmith;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from Minnesota, 1920.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oluf Gjerset (b. 1858) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1858.
Lawyer;
Chippewa
County Attorney, 1897-1903; mayor of Montevideo, Minn., 1913;
member of Minnesota
state senate 24th District, 1915-22.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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Gus Hall (1910-2000) —
also known as Arvo Kustaa Halberg —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Virginia, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
8, 1910.
Communist. Steelworker;
union
organizer and one of the leaders of the steelworkers' strike in
1937; candidate for mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1937; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; indicted
in 1948, and convicted
in 1949, under the Smith
Act, of conspiring to teach the violent
overthrow of the U.S. government; fled
to Mexico; arrested
in 1951 and sent back; spent eight years in prison;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984.
Finnish ancestry.
Died, of complications from diabetes,
in Lenox Hill Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 2000 (age 90 years, 5
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Hans Hanson, Jr. (1820-1904) —
also known as Hans Hanson Holton, Jr. —
of Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Telemark, Norway,
December
14, 1820.
Son of Hans Hanson Holton and Gunhild Larsdatter.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 6th District, 1857-58.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died September
8, 1904 (age 83 years, 269
days).
Interment at Aspelund
Immanuel Cemetery, Wanamingo Township, Goodhue County, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Hans Hanson Holton and Gunhild Larsdatter; married 1848 to Aslaug
Swensungdatter; married 1857 to Anne
Marie Pedersdatter; married 1877 to Sophie
Moslet. |
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Nels S. Hegnes (born c.1879) —
of Argyle, Marshall
County, Minn.
Born in Rice
County, Minn., about 1879.
Republican. Banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1915-22.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) —
also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The
Hump" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911.
Son of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey.
Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; Democratic candidate for
President
of the United States, 1968.
Congregationalist.
English
and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Federation of Teachers.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died, of cancer, at
Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Theodore E. Jansen —
of Minnesota.
Born in Norway.
Socialist. Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Minnesota,
1920.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Albert Johnson (1861-1909) —
also known as Albert Johnson —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in a log
cabin, near St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn., July 28,
1861.
Democrat. Candidate for Minnesota
state house of representatives 17th District, 1888; member of Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1899-1902; Governor of
Minnesota, 1905-09; died in office 1909; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., September
20, 1909 (age 48 years, 54
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, St. Peter, Minn.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.; statue at Nicollet
County Courthouse Grounds, St. Peter, Minn.
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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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Ole Kron (b. 1847) —
of Holmes City, Douglas
County, Minn.; Evansville, Douglas
County, Minn.; Clitherall, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
1847.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1892.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolph S. Larson (born c.1880) —
of Sandstone, Pine
County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
about 1880.
Merchant;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (32nd District 1913-14,
56th District 1915-18); member of Minnesota
state senate 56th District, 1919-28.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Norman James Larson (1902-1999) —
also known as Norman Larson —
of Ada, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Borup, Norman
County, Minn., December
26, 1902.
Son of Ole Larson and Anna (Ike) Larson.
Musician;
automobile
dealer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Minnesota
state senate 64th District, 1959.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died, in Lutheran Memorial Home,
Halstad, Norman
County, Minn., January
14, 1999 (age 96 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John I. Levin (born c.1885) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., about 1885.
Son of Carl G. Levin and Ida J. Levin.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1917-18; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1932,
1936.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Laura A. Johnson. |
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Manual 1917 |
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John Lind (1854-1930) —
of New Ulm, Brown
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Kanna, Smaland, Sweden,
March
25, 1854.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1887-93, 1903-05 (2nd District
1887-93, 5th District 1903-05); served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Governor of
Minnesota, 1899-1901; defeated (Democratic), 1896, 1900;
Prohibition candidate for Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1916.
Unitarian.
Swedish ancestry.
Lost
his left hand in a boyhood accident.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
18, 1930 (age 76 years, 177
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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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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E. E. Lobeck (1864-1922) —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1864.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 58th District, 1907-10; candidate
for Governor of
Minnesota, 1912; member of Minnesota
state senate 47th District, 1915-18.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died October
30, 1922 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Kinkead
Cemetery, Alexandria, Minn.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak., 1878.
Son of Rev. Charles H. Lundeen and Christina (Peterson) Lundeen.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Minnesota state legislature; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District
1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated
(Independent), 1920; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1928; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republican
primary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
One of 25 passengers and crew killed in the crash of
a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound from
Washington to Pittsburgh, during an intense
storm, near Lovettsville, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1940 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Carl G. Malmberg (b. 1872) —
of Forest Lake, Washington
County, Minn.
Born in Smaland, Sweden,
1872.
Banker;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 43rd District, 1915-18.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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Nels T. Moen (1866-1929) —
of Ada, Norman
County, Minn.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Freeborn
County, Minn., May 26,
1866.
Son of Tollef Nelson and Marit Larson.
Lawyer;
Norman
County Judge of Probate, 1899; Norman
County Attorney, 1905; municipal judge in Minnesota, 1911-16; newspaper
editor; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 50th District, 1917-18.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Otter Tail
County, Minn., August
23, 1929 (age 63 years, 89
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Betsy Johnson. |
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Manual 1917 |
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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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Anders Christian Nelson (1858-1929) —
also known as Anders C. Nelson —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Denmark,
May
11, 1858.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
work; U.S. Consular Agent in Schiedam, 1903-10; Scheveningen, 1910-11; U.S. Vice Consul in The Hague, 1922-29.
Danish ancestry.
Died in Netherlands,
October
26, 1929 (age 71 years, 168
days).
Interment at Begraafplaats Oud Eik en Duinen, Den Haag, Netherlands.
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Leonard H. Nord (b. 1873) —
of International Falls, Koochiching
County, Minn.
Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway,
1873.
Real
estate business; member of Minnesota
state senate 62nd District, 1915-22.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Elias Nordgren (b. 1872) —
of Sunrise, Chisago
County, Minn.
Born in Jamtland, Sweden,
June
23, 1872.
Merchant;
postmaster;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 56th District, 1915-18.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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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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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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Hjalmar Petersen (1890-1968) —
of Askov, Pine
County, Minn.
Born in Eskildstrup, Denmark,
January
2, 1890.
Son of Lauritz Petersen and Anna Petersen.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; candidate for Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1926, 1928; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1935-36; Governor of
Minnesota, 1936-37; defeated, 1940, 1942; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1937; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Danish ancestry.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, March 29,
1968 (age 78 years, 87
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Lutheran Cemetery, Askov, Minn.
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A. M. Peterson (b. 1877) —
of Coleraine, Itasca
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1877.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1915-18; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924.
Norwegian ancestry.
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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Ole A. Pikop (b. 1866) —
of Elbow Lake, Grant
County, Minn.
Born in Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway,
1866.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 48th District, 1915-18.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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). |
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Manual 1917 |
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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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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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Henry Steen (b. 1858) —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.; Rushford, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1858.
Clothing
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 2nd District, 1915-18; member of
Minnesota
state senate 2nd District, 1927-28.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Halvor Steenerson (1852-1926) —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Pleasant Springs, Dane
County, Wis., June 30,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; Polk
County Attorney, 1881-82; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1883-87; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1884,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1903-23; defeated,
1922; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
22, 1926 (age 74 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Ernest G. Strand (b. 1883) —
of Two Harbors, Lake
County, Minn.
Born in Smaland, Sweden,
August
8, 1883.
Barber;
secretary, North Shore Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; mayor of Two Harbors, Minn., 1916; member of
Minnesota
state house of representatives 57th District, 1917-18.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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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Lars O. Thorpe (1847-1921) —
of Willmar, Kandiyohi
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1847.
Republican. Member of Minnesota
state senate 55th District, 1903-10; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1904,
1912
(alternate).
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., April 7,
1921 (age about 73
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Martha Anderson Qualle (1851-1923). |
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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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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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Andrew John Volstead (1860-1947) —
also known as Andrew J. Volstead —
of Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn.
Born near Kenyon, Goodhue
County, Minn., October
31, 1860.
Son of Jon Einartson Vraalstad and Dorothe Mathea (Lilleoe)
Vraalstad.
Republican. Lawyer; Yellow
Medicine County Attorney; mayor of Granite Falls, Minn., 1900-02;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1903-23; defeated,
1922.
Norwegian ancestry.
Introduced the National Prohibition Act (or "Volstead Act"), passed
in October 1919.
Died in Granite Falls, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn., January
20, 1947 (age 86 years, 81
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Granite Falls, Minn.
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