Douglas County
Minnesota
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Douglas County
Minnesota
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Douglas County
Index to Locations
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Knute Nelson (1843-1923) —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Vosse Elven, Norway,
February
2, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1868-69; Douglas
County Attorney, 1872-74; member of Minnesota
state senate 39th District, 1875-78; Presidential Elector for
Minnesota, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1883-89; Governor of
Minnesota, 1893-95; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1895-1923; died in office 1923; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1900,
1904.
Died on
a train near Timonium, Baltimore
County, Md., April 28,
1923 (age 80 years, 85
days).
Interment at Kinkead Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
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