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Scandinavian ancestry Politicians in Iowa
(Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish)

	M. L. Abrahamson (1902-1975) — of Boone County, Iowa. Born in Pilot Mound, Boone County, Iowa, June 19, 1902. Boone County Treasurer; Iowa state treasurer, 1951-65. Methodist. Scandinavian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Moose; Lions. Died in February, 1975 (age 72 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
	Nina Falk (1888-1977) — of Essex, Page County, Iowa. Born in Iowa, August 2, 1888. Daughter of John F. Falk (born 1850) and Caroline S. (Nelson) Falk. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928. Female. Swedish ancestry. Died in 1977 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
	Olaf K. Fjetland (1893-1969) — also known as O. K. Fjetland — of Lemmon, Perkins County, S.Dak.; Iron River, Iron County, Mich.; Gladstone, Delta County, Mich. Born in Ellsworth, Hamilton County, Iowa, March 26, 1893. Son of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland (1850-1936) and Knut Fjetland (1852-1950). Democrat. Newspaper publisher; insurance agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1924; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928, 1932. Norwegian ancestry. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., October 6, 1969 (age 76 years, 194 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
	Walter Anderson Leonard (b. 1880) — also known as Walter A. Leonard — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in Essex, Page County, Iowa, August 3, 1880. Son of Levin Anderson Leonard and Ida (Hultman) Leonard. School teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Kehl, 1908; U.S. Consul in Stavanger, 1912-14; Colombo, 1914-19; Stockholm, 1924; Warsaw, 1926-29; Bremen, 1932-35; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1935-36. Swedish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; American Society for International Law. Burial location unknown.
	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.   Relatives: Son of Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson; married 1901 to Thea Pauline Swenson (daughter of Lars Swenson). See Swenson family of Minnesota.
	Hoval A. Smith (1876-c.1954) — of Arizona. Born in Iowa, 1876. Republican. Mining engineer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1911. Norwegian ancestry. Advocated the annexation of Sonora from Mexico to the U.S. Died about 1954 (age about 78 years). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Married to Nina R. Smith.

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