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GUNDERSON (Soundex G536) — See also ANDERSON, BENDERSON, FENDERSON, GUNDERMAN, GUNDERSEN, HANDERSON, HENDERSON, MANDERSON, MCHENDERSON, POUNDERS, SANDERSON, SAUNDERS.

  GUNDERSON: See also Samuel Gilbert Iverson
  Gunderson, A. B. — of Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Republican. Member of South Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1927-30; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932. Interment at Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
  Gunderson, Adolph L. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1976. Still living as of 1976.
  Gunderson, C. H. — of Irene, Clay County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1939-46. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, C. J. — of Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1896 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1908; member of Minnesota state senate 58th District, 1907-10. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, C. J. — of Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Democrat. Member of South Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1925-26; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1926. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Carl (1864-1933) — of Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born near Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), June 20, 1864. Son of Hans Gunderson and Isabel (Lee) Gunderson. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1893-94, 1897-1902, 1917-18; President pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1899-1900; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1921-25; Governor of South Dakota, 1925-27. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died February 26, 1933 (age 68 years, 251 days). Interment at Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Nephew by marriage of Lyman Burgess; son of Hans Gunderson and Isabel (Lee) Gunderson; nephew of Andrew Ericson Lee; married to Gertrude Bertlesen. See Gunderson-Lee family of South Dakota.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Gunderson, Carroll G. — of Grants, Cibola County, N.M. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
  Gunderson, Dexter H. (1923-1989) — of Irene, Clay County, S.Dak. Born May 18, 1923. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1957-58, 1961-70; Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1969-70; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1970. Died November 22, 1989 (age 66 years, 188 days). Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Genevieve (d. 2001) — of Minnesota. Socialist Labor candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1972. Female. Died September 25, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Gilman T. — of Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Mayor of Lompoc, Calif., 1932-34. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Hans — of Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Norway. Member Dakota territorial council, 1877-78. Interment at Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of Andrew Ericson Lee; father of Carl Gunderson. See Gunderson-Lee family of South Dakota.
  Gunderson, Henry (b. 1878) — of Portage, Columbia County, Wis. Born in Columbia County, Wis., June 20, 1878. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1937; resigned 1937. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Janice — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Gunderson, Mrs. Jerome — of Mabel, Fillmore County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Gunderson, Leo — of Weatherby, DeKalb County, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Gunderson, Lorraine — Democrat. Candidate for secretary of state of South Dakota, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
  Gunderson, Marjorie Kinnaird — Indiana reporter of state courts, 1941-45. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, O. E. — of Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Ole — of Brule Township, Union County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 1st District, 1889-90. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Ole — of Power, Teton County, Mont. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Gunderson, Ole M. — of Lyons, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1935-36. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Russell O. — of Minnesota. Clerk of the Minnesota supreme court; elected 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Selmer W. — of Pierce County, Wis. Republican. Elected Wisconsin state assembly from Pierce County 1948. Still living as of 1948.
  Gunderson, Seward M. — of Oak Park, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Steve See Steven Craig Gunderson
  Gunderson, Steven Craig (b. 1951) — also known as Steve Gunderson — of Osseo, Trempealeau County, Wis. Born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wis., May 10, 1951. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1975-79; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1981-97. Lutheran. Member, Lions; Gay. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Gunderson, T. I. — of Centerville, Turner County, S.Dak. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gunderson, Ted — of Nevada. Independent American candidate for U.S. Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1996. Still living as of 1996.



 

 


 
   
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