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Theodore Abrahamson (1900-1978) —
of Tigerton, Shawano
County, Wis.; Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis.
Born in Lyngdal, Norway,
June
24, 1900.
Republican. Dairy farmer; grain elevator
business; bank
director; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Shawano County; elected 1958.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in October, 1978
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Severi Alanne —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Finland.
Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Wisconsin, 1920; Ind
Workers candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1924.
Finnish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rasmus Björn Anderson (1846-1936) —
also known as Rasmus B. Anderson —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Albion, Dane
County, Wis., January
12, 1846.
Son of Björn Anderson Kvelve and Abel Catherie von Krogh.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1868;
university
professor; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1885-89; newspaper
editor and publisher; insurance
executive.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., March 2,
1936 (age 90 years, 50
days).
Interment at Lake
Ripley Cemetery, Near Cambridge, Dane County, Wis.
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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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O. C. Berg (b. 1849) —
of Norwalk, Monroe
County, Wis.; Northville, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ringsaker, Norway,
September
10, 1849.
Merchant;
postmaster;
Monroe
County Clerk; Spink
County Clerk; secretary of
state of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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James Ole Davidson (1854-1922) —
also known as James O. Davidson —
of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis.
Born in Sogne, Norway,
February
10, 1854.
Son of Ole Davidson and Ingabor (Jenson) Davidson.
Republican. Miller; merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1893-99; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1899-1903; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1903-07; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1906-11.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died December
16, 1922 (age 68 years, 309
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Chester Philip Emunson (1886-1956) —
also known as Chester P. Emunson —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Hurley, Iron
County, Wis., August
16, 1886.
Democrat. Printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1940, 1942; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1936.
Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Son of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Lawrence M. Hagen (1904-1992) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., April 4,
1904.
Republican. Machinist;
railroad
worker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 2nd District, 1953-58;
defeated, 1958.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died June 8,
1992 (age 88 years, 65
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Edmund Hillestad (1861-1946) —
of Volga, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; Brookings
County Commissioner; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-06, 1929-32 (21st
District 1903-06, 22nd District 1929-32).
Scandinavian ancestry.
Died September
28, 1946 (age 85 years, 265
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Irvine Luther Lenroot (1869-1949) —
also known as Irvine L. Lenroot —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., January
31, 1869.
Son of Lars Lenroot and Fredrica Lenroot.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 1st District, 1901-07; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1903-07; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1909-18; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918-27; Judge of
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929-41.
Congregationalist.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1949 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Einer Peter Lund (b. 1903) —
also known as Einer P. Lund —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.
Born in Sweden,
1903.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; clothing
merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dunn County; elected 1958.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman H. Natwick (1856-1914) —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., September
13, 1856.
Mayor
of Brookings, Dakota Territory, 1884-87; member
Dakota territorial council, 1885-86.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., February
15, 1914 (age 57 years, 155
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Charles E. Nelson (b. 1882) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Sweden,
July
11, 1882.
Republican. Elected Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 2nd District 1948.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atley Peterson (1847-1909) —
of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis.
Born in Eardahl, Norway,
February
21, 1847.
Republican. Postmaster;
banker;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1879-82; Wisconsin
railroad commissioner, 1887-91; candidate for Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1892; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis., March 29,
1909 (age 62 years, 36
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, Wis.
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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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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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