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Douglas County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Douglas County

Index to Locations Alexandria Kinkead Cemetery Kinkead Cemetery Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota Politicians buried here: Knute Nelson (1843-1923) — of Wisconsin; 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; candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota; 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.   Cross-reference: Jacob A. O. Preus — Archie M. Hayes   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 Henrik Shipstead (1881-1960) — of Glenwood, Pope County, Minn.; Miltona, Douglas County, Minn. Born in Burbank Township, Kandiyohi County, Minn., January 8, 1881. Dentist; mayor of Glenwood, Minn., 1911-13; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 47, 1917-18; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1918; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1920; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1923-47. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., June 26, 1960 (age 79 years, 170 days). Interment at Kinkead Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Saave Shipstead and Christine (Ellefson) Shipstead; married 1906 to Lula Anderson (daughter of Thomas J. Anderson).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 Engebret E. Lobeck (1864-1922) — also known as E. E. Lobeck — of Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn. Born in Norway, 1864. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 58, 1907-10; Prohibition 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.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Claude Lynn Cole (1879-1947) — also known as Claude L. Cole — of Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn. Born in St. Lawrence County, N.Y., May 30, 1879. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; dentist; mayor of Alexandria, Minn., 1935-42; member of Minnesota state senate 47th District, 1943-47; died in office 1947. Died December 11, 1947 (age 68 years, 195 days). Interment at Kinkead Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, January 1, 1906, to Ernestine Raiter; nephew of Alonzo B. Cole.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record

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