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Meeker County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Meeker County

Index to Locations Dassel Dassel Cemetery Near Grove City Burr Oak Cemetery Dassel Cemetery Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota Politicians buried here: Magnus Johnson (1871-1936) — also known as Magnus Janson — of Litchfield, Meeker County, Minn.; Kimball, Stearns County, Minn. Born in Värmland, Sweden, September 19, 1871. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; vice-president, Equity Co-operative Grain Exchange; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 26, 1915-18; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916; member of Minnesota state senate 26th District, 1919-22; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1922 (Farmer-Labor), 1926; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1923-25; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1924; U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35. Lutheran. Swedish ancestry. Died in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minn., September 13, 1936 (age 64 years, 360 days). Interment at Dassel Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Johannes Janson; married, February 7, 1900, to Harriet Winnifred Dorman.   Epitaph: "He fought for the common people."; "Going to another meeting."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 Burr Oak Cemetery Near Grove City, Meeker County, Minnesota Politicians buried here:   Fred Marshall (1906-1985) — of Grove City, Meeker County, Minn. Born near Grove City, Meeker County, Minn., March 13, 1906. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1949-63. Died in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minn., June 5, 1985 (age 79 years, 84 days). Interment at Burr Oak Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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