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Burroughs Abbott (1830-1906) —
of Le
Sueur County, Minn.; Kandiyohi
County, Minn.; Columbia, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., November
8, 1830.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1859-60, 1859-60, 1870 (District
16 1859-60, 1859-60, District 6 1870); member of South
Dakota state senate 33rd District, 1891-92.
Died, from being kicked by a
horse, in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., December
4, 1906 (age 76 years, 26
days).
Interment at Eugene Pioneer Cemetery, Eugene, Ore.
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Lars Joseph Aga (1854-1930) —
also known as Lars J. Aga —
of Bancroft Township, Freeborn
County, Minn.; Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Colton, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ullensvang, Norway,
April
6, 1854.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1891-92.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak., October
9, 1930 (age 76 years, 186
days).
Interment at Minnehaha Cemetery, Colton, S.Dak.
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A. C. Allen (b. 1864) —
of Colman, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Winona
County, Minn., January
2, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 20th District, 1903-04.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Byron Gilchrist Allen (1901-1988) —
also known as Byron G. Allen; Barney Allen —
of Pocahontas, Pocahontas
County, Iowa; Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn.
Born in Laurens, Pocahontas
County, Iowa, September
13, 1901.
Democrat. Farmer; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1927-32; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(speaker),
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Democratic-Farmer-Labor
candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1944; candidate for Minnesota
state senate, 1946, 1950; member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1948-55; Minnesota
Commissioner of Agriculture, 1955-61; assistant U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture, 1961-69.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Detroit Lakes, Becker
County, Minn., June 10,
1988 (age 86 years, 271
days).
Interment at Summit Hill Cemetery, Pocahontas, Iowa.
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William L. Ames (1846-1910) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in 1846.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 25, 1891-92.
Died in 1910
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) —
also known as Elmer L. Andersen —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 17,
1909.
Republican. Glue
manufacturing business; dairy
farmer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1948,
1964;
member of Minnesota
state senate 42nd District, 1949-58; Governor of
Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died, in a hospital
at St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
15, 2004 (age 95 years, 151
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Herman Carl Andersen (1897-1978) —
also known as H. Carl Andersen —
of Tyler, Lincoln
County, Minn.
Born in Newcastle, King
County, Wash., January
27, 1897.
Republican. Farmer; livestock breeder; civil
engineer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1935-36; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1939-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1960.
Lutheran.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., July 26,
1978 (age 81 years, 180
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Danebod
Lutheran Cemetery, Tyler, Minn.
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Andrew A. Anderson (1886-1966) —
also known as Andy A. Anderson —
of Luverne, Rock
County, Minn.
Born in Rock
County, Minn., October
8, 1886.
Banker;
real
estate and insurance
business; farm manager; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War II; member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1951-58; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died September
30, 1966 (age 79 years, 357
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minn.
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Anton Velhelm Anderson (1873-1938) —
also known as Anton V. Anderson —
of Belle Creek Township, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Vasa, Goodhue
County, Minn., October
31, 1873.
Dairy
farmer; president, Co-Operative Creamery;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-12, 1915-18 (District 29
1911-12, District 19 1915-18).
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Goodhue
County, Minn., December
1, 1938 (age 65 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Noral Jerome Anderson (1902-1992) —
also known as Ernest J. Anderson —
of near Frost, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born near Frost, Faribault
County, Minn., November
28, 1902.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1955-72 (7th District 1955-62, 10th District
1963-72).
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died January
27, 1992 (age 89 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Anderson (b. 1877) —
of Veblen, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
16, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; banker; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1919-20;
member of South
Dakota state senate 33rd District, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Martin Arens (1873-1963) —
also known as Henry Arens —
of Jordan, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Westphalia, Germany,
November
21, 1873.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 21, 1919-22; member of
Minnesota
state senate 21st District, 1923-30; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35; defeated
(Farmer-Labor), 1928; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1931-33; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Minnesota.
Died in Jordan, Scott
County, Minn., October
6, 1963 (age 89 years, 319
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Jordan, Minn.
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Charles Ulyses Arnold (1864-1946) —
also known as Charles U. Arnold —
of White, Brookings
County, S.Dak.; Norden Township, Deuel
County, S.Dak.; Leola Township, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Farmington Township, Olmsted
County, Minn., December
10, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1909-10.
English
ancestry.
Died in Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak., October
9, 1946 (age 81 years, 303
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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Ole Olson Aune Jr. (1890-1965) —
also known as Ole O. Aune, Jr. —
of Underwood, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Underwood, Otter Tail
County, Minn., May 26,
1890.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 50, 1951-58.
Died in Otter Tail
County, Minn., June 19,
1965 (age 75 years, 24
days).
Interment at Rindal Cemetery, Underwood, Minn.
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C. T. Baarnaas —
of Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Norway.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2, 1883-84.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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S. D. Baker (b. 1863) —
of Wykoff, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., 1863.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. Baldwin (1867-1953) —
of Beaver Creek, Rock
County, Minn.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., February, 1867.
Farmer; Rock
County Commissioner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 11, 1915-18.
Died in 1953
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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George Barbaras (b. 1832) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in France,
September
14, 1832.
Farmer; bank
cashier; lawyer; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1876-78.
French
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Vandaworker. |
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Joseph Barten (1864-1952) —
of Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Belle Plaine Township, Scott
County, Minn., December
24, 1864.
Farm owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-16 (District 26 1913-14,
District 21 1915-16).
Died in 1952
(age about
87 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron Beard (b. 1833) —
of Brownsville, Houston
County, Minn.
Born in New York, 1833.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1873-74.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Richard Begich (1930-2019) —
also known as Joseph R. Begich; Joe Begich —
of Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., January
17, 1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; mining
foreman; farmer; mayor
of Eveleth, Minn., 1965-74; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1975-92 (District 6-A 1975-82,
District 6-B 1983-92).
Croatian
ancestry.
Died, in a nursing
home at Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
10, 2019 (age 89 years, 205
days).
Interment at Eveleth Cemetery, Eveleth, Minn.
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Albert Berg (1861-1920) —
of Center City, Chisago
County, Minn.; Warroad, Roseau
County, Minn.
Born in Center City, Chisago
County, Minn., June 25,
1861.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; Chisago
County Register of Deeds, 1886-94; secretary
of state of Minnesota, 1895-1901; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 63, 1901-02; banker.
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., February
13, 1920 (age 58 years, 233
days).
Interment at Chisago Lake Cemetery, Center City, Minn.
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Harry Bernard Bergren (b. 1888) —
also known as Harry B. Bergren —
of Siren, Burnett
County, Wis.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
8, 1888.
Progressive. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printer;
credit
manager; poultry raiser; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Burnett and Washburn counties; elected 1936;
defeated, 1940, 1942.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Joseph Berquist (1905-1990) —
also known as Henry J. Berquist; Henry Joseph
Schultz —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
26, 1905.
Fur
farmer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Florence, Forest and Oneida counties,
1937-42; defeated (Democratic), 1956, 1958; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1946; Democratic
candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 12th District, 1960.
Died in Silver City, Grant
County, N.M., May 1,
1990 (age 85 years, 64
days).
Interment at Fort Bayard National Cemetery, Fort Bayard, N.M.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Nels John Bergquist; son of Henry Schultz and Clara M.
(Krause) Schultz. |
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memorial |
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1940 |
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Everett V. Bidwell (1899-1991) —
also known as Cy Bidwell —
of Portage, Columbia
County, Wis.
Born in Houston, Houston
County, Minn., October
22, 1899.
Republican. Farmer; ice cream
manufacturer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Columbia County, 1953-66; member of Wisconsin
state senate 27th District, 1971-82.
Died January
7, 1991 (age 91 years, 77
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert W. Bigelow (b. 1864) —
of Andover, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Winona
County, Minn., April
14, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Henry O. Bjorge (born c.1874) —
Born in Lake Park, Becker
County, Minn., about 1874.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1905-10, 1913-18 (District 60
1905-10, 1913-14, District 63 1915-18).
Burial location unknown.
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George H. Blodgett (b. 1885) —
of Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Henry
County, Ill., 1885.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 27, 1927-30.
Member, Farmers
Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Gustave A. Boehmke (1876-1939) —
also known as Gus Boehmke —
of Holland, Pipestone
County, Minn.
Born in Benton
County, Iowa, 1876.
Farmer; grain and livestock
buyer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1915-16.
Died in Pipestone, Pipestone
County, Minn., July 13,
1939 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Pipestone, Minn.
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Harlow H. Bonniwell (1860-1935) —
also known as "Bonnie" —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Mequon, Ozaukee
County, Wis., May 13,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
livestock raiser; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1912;
member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1915-35; died in office 1935.
Died April
28, 1935 (age 74 years, 350
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Hutchinson, Minn.
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Milan Bonniwell (b. 1913) —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in 1913.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1951-58; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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W. C. Briggs (b. 1861) —
of Pipestone, Pipestone
County, Minn.
Born in England,
July
27, 1861.
Farmer; land
agent; banker; real estate
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1917-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Thompson Buckler (1865-1950) —
also known as Richard T. Buckler —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born near Oakland, Coles
County, Ill., October
27, 1865.
Farmer; director, Farmers Elevator
Company (Crookston, Minn.); member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1915-18, 1923-26, 1931-34; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1935-43.
Baptist.
Member, Eagles;
Farmers
Union; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., January
23, 1950 (age 84 years, 88
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Clarence Bennett Buckman (1851-1917) —
also known as Clarence B. Buckman; C. B.
Buckman —
of Little Falls, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born near Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., April 1,
1851.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 30, 1881-82; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1883-90, 1899-1902 (39th District 1883-90, 48th
District 1899-1902); U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 6th District, 1903-07.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 1,
1917 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.
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Alvares E. Burnap (1831-1902) —
also known as Burnap —
of Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in New Hampshire, 1831.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1876, 1878.
Died in 1902
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ole O. Canestorp (1847-1917) —
of Elbow Lake, Grant
County, Minn.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
May
21, 1847.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1891-94, 1907-10 (49th District 1891-94, 57th
District 1907-10).
Swedish
ancestry.
Died March
23, 1917 (age 69 years, 306
days).
Interment at Ness Cemetery, Elbow Lake, Minn.
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Robert Carmichael (b. 1854) —
of Farmington, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., 1854.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 20, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Christensen (b. 1862) —
of Owatonna, Steele
County, Minn.
Born in Denmark,
September
14, 1862.
Farmer; director, Crown Creamery;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 16, 1917-22.
Danish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Victor Laurence August Christgau (1894-1991) —
also known as Victor Christgau —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Austin, Mower
County, Minn., September
20, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District, 1927-29; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1929-33; defeated
(Independent), 1932.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from pneumonia,
in George Washington Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., October
10, 1991 (age 97 years, 20
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, St. Paul Park, Minn.
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Hans Christopherson (1830-1915) —
of Hartland, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1830.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1879-80.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in 1915
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Clough (1824-1912) —
of Austin, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Fabius, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
23, 1824.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1878.
Died in Faribault
County, Minn., April
11, 1912 (age 87 years, 140
days).
Interment at Alden Cemetery, Alden, Minn.
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Earl S. Coe (b. 1892) —
of Bingen, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
12, 1892.
Democrat. Fruit
grower; lumberman;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1939-44; member of Washington
state senate 16th District, 1945-47; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1946; Washington
Democratic state chair, 1946-48; secretary
of state of Washington, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1948;
director of conservation, State of Washington, 1957.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Covert (b. 1828) —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Born in New York, 1828.
Farmer; merchant;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1876, 1879-80.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph E. Crane (b. 1858) —
of Grand Meadow, Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., 1858.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-14, 1917-18 (District 6
1911-14, District 5 1917-18).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Davies (b. 1867) —
of Lewisville, Watonwan
County, Minn.
Born in Watonwan
County, Minn., 1867.
Lawyer;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-12, 1917-18 (District 13
1909-12, District 9 1917-18).
Burial location unknown.
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John Edward Davis (1913-1990) —
also known as John E. Davis —
of McClusky, Sheridan
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April
18, 1913.
Republican. Rancher; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; banker;
mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of
North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1960;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national
commander, American Legion, 1967-68.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., May 12,
1990 (age 77 years, 24
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bismarck, N.Dak.
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A. H. E. Dayton (c.1838-c.1900) —
of Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Canada,
about 1838.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2, 1872.
Died about 1900 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George William Dealand (b. 1850) —
also known as George W. Dealand —
of Worthington, Nobles
County, Minn.
Born in New Hampshire, 1850.
School
principal; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 11, 1915-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Horacio De Savigny (b. 1860) —
also known as William H. De Savigny —
of Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Quebec,
September
24, 1860.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; coffee
grower; U.S. Consular Agent in Matagalpa, 1905-14, 1916-27.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Donovan (b. 1868) —
also known as Andy Donovan —
of Belle Plaine, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Green Isle, Sibley
County, Minn., December
25, 1868.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; livestock
shipping business; manufacturer of drain tile
and cement
products; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1916;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 21, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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George Egbert (1820-1908) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Northumberland, Northumberland
County, Pa., November
15, 1820.
Merchant;
farmer; steamboat
business; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1875-76, 1877-80.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
22, 1908 (age 87 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1871 to Sarah
Savery. |
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Willis Roy Eken (1931-2010) —
of Twin Valley, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Ada, Norman
County, Minn., April
12, 1931.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1971-84 (District 66-A 1971-72,
District 2-B 1973-84); resigned 1984; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1984.
Lutheran.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Twin Valley Living
Center, Twin Valley, Norman
County, Minn., May 8,
2010 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Joseph Emmel (1844-1927) —
also known as Henry J. Emmel —
of Spring Hill, Stearns
County, Minn.; Melrose, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., March
17, 1844.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1878, 1909-10 (District 31 1878,
District 54 1909-10).
German
ancestry.
Died September
8, 1927 (age 83 years, 175
days).
Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Spring Hill, Minn.
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Eric Magnus Engelbert (1859-1937) —
also known as Eric M. Engelbert —
of Winthrop, Sibley
County, Minn.; Bronson (now Lake Bronson), Kittson
County, Minn.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Högsäter, Sweden,
April
22, 1859.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1891-92; real estate
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
24, 1937 (age 78 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Duncan Ferguson —
of Ramona, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 19th District, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Anders Knudson Finseth (1836-1913) —
also known as A. K. Finseth —
of Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Hensedal, Norway,
April
22, 1836.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1868; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1875-78, 1887-90 (17th District 1875-78, 21st
District 1887-90); candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota.
Lutheran.
Died May 24,
1913 (age 77 years, 32
days).
Interment at Little
Cannon Cemetery, Holden Township, Goodhue County, Minn.
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Blake C. Fisk (1873-1967) —
of Plainview, Wabasha
County, Minn.
Born in Plainview Township, Wabasha
County, Minn., May 22,
1873.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 3, 1923-26; member of Minnesota
state senate 3rd District, 1931-34; defeated, 1934.
Died in Olmsted
County, Minn., March 3,
1967 (age 93 years, 285
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Plainview, Minn.
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Lafayette Gilbert Mortiere Fletcher (1830-1910) —
also known as L. G. M. Fletcher —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., February
13, 1830.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 10th District, 1883-86.
Died in Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn., January
21, 1910 (age 79 years, 342
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Mankato, Minn.
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John J. Flikkie (born c.1868) —
of Shelly, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Wisconsin, about 1868.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 64, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur A. Flom (b. 1838) —
of Cannon Falls, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1838.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 17, 1873, 1881-82.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lynn Joseph Frazier (1874-1947) —
also known as Lynn J. Frazier —
of Hoople, Walsh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Steele
County, Minn., December
21, 1874.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
North Dakota, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1923-41; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1936.
Methodist.
Died January
11, 1947 (age 72 years, 21
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Hoople, N.Dak.
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Andrew French (b. 1859) —
of near Plainview, Wabasha
County, Minn.
Born in Green Lake
County, Wis., December
10, 1859.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 22, 1891-94.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Burton French (1849-1895) —
also known as Arthur B. French —
of Kasota, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., November
30, 1849.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 19, 1895; died in office
1895.
Died in Kasota, Le Sueur
County, Minn., August
26, 1895 (age 45 years, 269
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Near St. Peter, Le Sueur County, Minn.
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Pascal H. Frye —
of Kandiyohi
County, Minn.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 55 1913-14,
District 25 1915-18).
Burial location unknown.
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William Wylie Galt (1854-1945) —
also known as William W. Galt —
of Myrtle, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Rock
County, Wis., May 8,
1854.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1899-1902.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Cascade
County, Mont., February
22, 1945 (age 90 years, 290
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Glenville, Minn.
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Grover C. George (1893-1976) —
of Goodhue, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Belvidere Township, Goodhue
County, Minn., March
17, 1893.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1947-62.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., November
4, 1976 (age 83 years, 232
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Red Wing, Minn.
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John G. Gerlich (born c.1875) —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Blue Earth
County, Minn., about 1875.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 8, 1915-18, 1921-22.
Burial location unknown.
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David Gilman (1812-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Watab, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in New York, April
29, 1812.
Democrat. Livery
business; hotelier;
farmer; Benton
County Sheriff, 1849-51; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851; postmaster;
delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 5th District, 1857.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watab, Benton
County, Minn., May 9,
1885 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Benton
County Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
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Ralph Bigelow Goodhue (1878-1960) —
also known as Ralph Goodhue —
of Dennison, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., January
27, 1878.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 18th District, 1943-50.
Congregationalist.
Died in Rice
County, Minn., January
18, 1960 (age 81 years, 356
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Kingman Goodwin (1905-1983) —
also known as Robert K. Goodwin —
of Redfield, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, May 23,
1905.
Republican. Farmer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; bank
director; mayor of Redfield, Iowa, 1938-40; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1940-41; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1952;
member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1952-56.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., February
21, 1983 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa.
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George W. Grant (b. 1877) —
Born in Cottonwood
County, Minn., 1877.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 10, 1915-22.
Burial location unknown.
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H. M. Green (b. 1851) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Lake Crystal, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Dodge
County, Wis., 1851.
Real
estate business; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 8, 1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Jasper Haaland —
of Hillsboro, Traill
County, N.Dak.
Born in Minnesota.
Communist. Farmer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1934, 1936; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Hagen (1875-1950) —
also known as Eddy Hagen —
of Milan, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Big Bend Township, Chippewa
County, Minn., March
21, 1875.
School
teacher; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 24, 1933-42; member of
Minnesota
state senate 24th District, 1943-50; died in office 1950.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Big Bend Township, Chippewa
County, Minn., November
5, 1950 (age 75 years, 229
days).
Interment at Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery, Milan, Minn.
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Charles W. Hale (b. 1863) —
of Spring Valley, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Sumner Township, Fillmore
County, Minn., December
27, 1863.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert L. Hanson (1854-1938) —
of Hillsboro, Traill
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.; Ada, Norman
County, Minn.
Born in Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
28, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18 (61st District 1907-14, 64th District
1915-18); delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1912.
Died July 23,
1938 (age 83 years, 268
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Norman W. Hanson —
of Cromwell, Carlton
County, Minn.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1955-72 (54th District 1955-62, 52nd District
1963-72).
Methodist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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J. S. Hazleton (born c.1828) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in New Hampshire, about 1828.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1878.
Burial location unknown.
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Knut Hansen Helling (1839-1916) —
also known as Knut H. Helling —
of near Madelia, Brown
County, Minn.
Born in Aal, Buskerud, Norway,
September
22, 1839.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 37, 1875; member of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1879-80.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Brown
County, Minn., October
19, 1916 (age 77 years, 27
days).
Interment at Linden
Church Cemetery, Hanska, Minn.
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William C. F. Heuer —
of Bertha, Todd
County, Minn.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1955-66 (51st District 1955-62, 54th District
1963-66); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward R. Hinds (born c.1857) —
of Hubbard, Hubbard
County, Minn.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1857.
Farmer; postmaster;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1903-06, 1909-10, 1915-22
(District 53 1903-06, 1909-10, District 63 1915-22).
Burial location unknown.
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Nathaniel John Holmberg (1878-1951) —
also known as N. J. Holmberg —
of Renville, Renville
County, Minn.
Born near Renville, Renville
County, Minn., July 24,
1878.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 22, 1907-14; member of
Minnesota
state senate 23rd District, 1915-18; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1934 (Republican), 1936 (Independent);
member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1941-47.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, right after having given a speech
about city parks, in the City
Council Chambers, City
Hall, St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 13,
1951 (age 72 years, 324
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John St. George Honner (b. 1831) —
also known as J. S. G. Honner —
of Redwood Falls, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in New York, 1831.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 19, 1866, 1871; member
of Minnesota
state senate 37th District, 1873-74.
Interment at Redwood
Falls Cemetery, Redwood Falls, Minn.
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Charles E. Hulbert —
of Eden Prairie, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 36, 1915-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Ole P. Hulebak (b. 1842) —
of Kenyon, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in 1842.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1876-77, 1881-84 (District 17
1876-77, 1881-82, District 21 1883-84).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Indrehus (b. 1873) —
also known as Ed Indrehus —
of Foley, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in Bremanger, Norway,
1873.
Democrat. Railroad
mechanic; farmer; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 45, 1915-18; candidate
for Governor of
Minnesota, 1922, 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Tomlinson Jackson (1860-1929) —
also known as Frank T. Jackson —
of Ramsey, McCook
County, S.Dak.; Salem, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wabasha
County, Minn., September
24, 1860.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1903-04,
1911-12.
English
ancestry.
Died July 30,
1929 (age 68 years, 309
days).
Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Lake City, Minn.
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O. P. Jacobson (b. 1884) —
of Hillman, Morrison
County, Minn.
Born February
8, 1884.
Farmer; merchant;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 53, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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C. Elmer Johnson —
of Almelund, Chisago
County, Minn.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 56, 1933-34; member of
Minnesota
state senate 56th District, 1935-62; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956.
Burial location unknown.
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John Augustus Johnson (1842-1907) —
also known as John A. Johnson —
of Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Växjö, Sweden,
April
24, 1842.
Locomotive
engineer; farmer; Washington
County Sheriff, 1873; lawyer; farm
implement dealer; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1885-86, 1896-1902, 1906-07; died in office 1907.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, June 14,
1907 (age 65 years, 51
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Dassel, Minn.
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James Johnston (b. 1854) —
of Howard Lake, Wright
County, Minn.; Bertha, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Canada,
1854.
Hotelier;
livery
business; farmer; livestock breeder; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18, 1927-30 (53rd District 1907-14, 51st
District 1915-18, 1927-30).
Burial location unknown.
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Joe A. Josefson (b. 1915) —
of Minneota, Lyon
County, Minn.
Born March 5,
1915.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1955-76 (13th District 1955-62, 20th District
1963-76).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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L. Kauphusman (b. 1837) —
of Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Germany,
1837.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 7, 1877, 1879-80.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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James C. Kelly (1857-1947) —
of Houston
County, Minn.
Born in Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
28, 1857.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1889-90; member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1891-94; banker.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Houston, Houston
County, Minn., June 9,
1947 (age 89 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Kelly (1853-1923) —
of Waverly, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
16, 1853.
Farmer; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 27, 1919-23; died in
office 1923.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1923
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Louis Kelly (b. 1839) —
also known as William L. Kelly —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., August
27, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
district judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1887-1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Orlando Burr Kidder (1811-1881) —
of Claremont, Dodge
County, Minn.
Born in Weathersfield, Windsor
County, Vt., August
14, 1811.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 11, 1881; died in office
1881.
English
ancestry.
Died in Claremont, Dodge
County, Minn., October
14, 1881 (age 70 years, 61
days).
Interment at Claremont Street Cemetery, Claremont, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Kidder and Nancy Ann (Goodwin) Kidder; married, July 31,
1834, to Fanny Maria Perry; married, November
28, 1850, to Eliza Mary Way; second cousin of Adoniram
Judson Kneeland; third cousin twice removed of Isaiah
Kidder, Lyman
Kidder, Ezra
Kidder and David
Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of Ephraim
Henry Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Alvan
Kidder, Charles
Stetson, Francis
Kidder, Ira
Kidder, Luther
Kidder, Arba
Kidder, Joseph
Souther Kidder, Pascal
Paoli Kidder, Isaiah
Stetson and Jefferson
Parish Kidder. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial — Minnesota
Legislator record |
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Samuel M. Knopp (born c.1885) —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Winona, Winona
County, Minn., about 1885.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2, 1913-14; member of Minnesota
state senate 2nd District, 1915-18; defeated, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Knute Knutson —
of Swift Falls, Swift
County, Minn.
Born in Valdres, Norway.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1911-12, 1915-18
(District 56 1907-08, 1911-12, District 25 1915-18).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Nilsen Langemo (1832-1923) —
also known as P. N. Langemo —
of Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
September
30, 1832.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 17, 1878-80.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died April
11, 1923 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Odin Elsford Stanley Langen (1913-1976) —
also known as Odin Langen —
of Kennedy, Kittson
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., January
5, 1913.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 67, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1959-71 (9th District 1959-63, 7th
District 1963-71); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1964,
1968.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died July 6,
1976 (age 63 years, 183
days).
Interment at Red
River Cemetery, Red River, Minn.
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Benjamin Franklin Langworthy (1822-1907) —
also known as B. F. Langworthy —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.; Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, January
20, 1822.
Farmer; newspaper
editor; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 13, 1859-60.
Died in Brownsdale, Mower
County, Minn., January
23, 1907 (age 85 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James A. Larson (b. 1860) —
of Walnut Grove, Redwood
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, 1860.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1897-1902 (District 9 1897-98,
District 19 1899-1902); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Minnesota, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota.
Interment at Roselawn
Cemetery, Roseville, Minn.
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Lewis M. Larson (b. 1891) —
of Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Freeborn
County, Minn., November
1, 1891.
Farmer; candidate for Minnesota
state senate 6th District, 1942, 1946.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Sons of
Norway.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Larson and Inger (Quam) Larson; married, February
16, 1916, to Gustina Skaug. |
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Stephen N. Lee (1860-1942) —
of Parke Township, Clay
County, Minn.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Rollag, Telemark, Norway,
April
17, 1860.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-12, 1917-18 (District 60
1911-12, District 49 1917-18).
Died in Clay
County, Minn., February
15, 1942 (age 81 years, 304
days).
Interment at Rollag
Cemetery, Rollag, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Nils Nilson Fikkaneiet Lia and Ambjor Torkelsdtr (Wamreeit) Lia;
married 1884 to
Margaret Halvorsen. |
| | | See also Minnesota
Legislator record |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Hugh Leonard (b. 1865) —
of Millville, Wabasha
County, Minn.
Born in Wabasha
County, Minn., 1865.
Superintendent
of schools; farmer; director and vice-president, Plainview
Farmers; Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 3, 1915-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Mikkel Thorsyeinson Lillehaugen (1881-1972) —
also known as M. T. Lillehaugen —
of Perth Township, Walsh
County, N.Dak.; Brocket, Ramsey
County, N.Dak.
Born in Hallingdal, Norway,
June
4, 1881.
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Dakota, 1952
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in East Grand Forks, Polk
County, Minn., October
24, 1972 (age 91 years, 142
days).
Interment at West Forest Cemetery, Whitman, N.Dak.
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Soren Listoe (1846-1927) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Denmark,
April
27, 1846.
Farmer; newspaper
editor; register of U.S. Land Office at Fergus Falls, Minn.,
1875-82; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 41, 1875; U.S. Consul in
Dusseldorf, 1892-93; Rotterdam, 1897-1902; U.S. Consul General in Rotterdam, 1902-20.
Danish
ancestry.
Died in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn., December
12, 1927 (age 81 years, 229
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Minn.
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Clifford Lofvegren (b. 1903) —
also known as Cliff Lofvegren —
of Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn.
Born in Mitchell
County, Iowa, May 10,
1903.
Farmer; cafe
owner; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1949-66 (47th District 1949-62, 25th District
1963-66).
Burial location unknown.
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David Archibald Lydiard (1834-1912) —
also known as David A. Lydiard —
of Long Lake, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Nova
Scotia, September
8, 1834.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1883-84, 1899-1900 (District 29
1883-84, District 43 1899-1900).
Died July 21,
1912 (age 77 years, 317
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery, Orono, Minn.
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Beriah Magoffin Jr. (1843-1932) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.
Born in Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., March
13, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 24, 1877.
Presbyterian.
Died in McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., August
29, 1932 (age 89 years, 169
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Ky.
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Martin M. Malone (1888-1962) —
of Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn.
Born in Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn., August
7, 1888.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
insurance
agent; vegetable packing
plant superintendent; member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1955-58.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Montgomery, Le Sueur
County, Minn., January
30, 1962 (age 73 years, 176
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Montgomery, Minn.
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J. S. McCornack (b. 1862) —
of Bancroft Township, Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Illinois, 1862.
Minister;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 6th District, 1931-34; defeated, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Delmont Theodore Moffitt (1911-2001) —
of near Mystic, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Woodstock, Pipestone
County, Minn., December
21, 1911.
Republican. Farmer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1961, 1972.
Christian.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died, in Mercy Medical
Center, Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, June 30,
2001 (age 89 years, 191
days).
Interment at Concord
Cemetery, Near Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa.
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Fred T. Mossman (b. 1878) —
of Grey Eagle, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Coesse, Whitley
County, Ind., March
24, 1878.
Farm manager; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 51, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Munn (b. 1887) —
of Osseo, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born near Osseo, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
17, 1887.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 36, 1927-34; member of
Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1935-37; Farmer-Labor
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1942; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward M. Nagel (1863-1949) —
of Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., 1863.
Republican. Farmer; deputy
sheriff; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 46, 1907-10; postmaster
at Buffalo,
Minn., 1911.
Died November
18, 1949 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Buffalo, Minn.
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Ancher Nelsen (1904-1992) —
of Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Renville
County, Minn., October
11, 1904.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 22nd District, 1935-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1953-54; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1956; Minnesota
Republican state chair, 1958; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1959-75.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Hutchinson, McLeod
County, Minn., November
30, 1992 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Hutchinson, Minn.
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Andrew Nelson (1837-1921) —
of Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Kristianstad, Sweden,
July
12, 1837.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 34, 1876.
Swedish
ancestry.
Died in St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn., November
3, 1921 (age 84 years, 114
days).
Interment at Skandian Grove Cemetery, Norseland, Minn.
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H. C. Nelson —
of Freeborn
County, Minn.
Born in Norway.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1891-94; defeated (Democratic), 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred F. Norwood (b. 1864) —
of near Balaton, Murray
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
July
1, 1864.
Horse, cattle, and pig breeder; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 12, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Nils Nyquist (b. 1846) —
of Blue
Earth County, Minn.
Born in Värmland, Sweden,
1846.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1897-1904 (District 10 1897-98,
District 11 1899-1904).
Owned the first
automobile in Blue Earth County.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Olien (b. 1860) —
of Clarkfield, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
1860.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-18 (District 17 1913-14,
District 13 1915-18).
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John L. Olson —
of Worthington, Nobles
County, Minn.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1959-76 (11th District 1959-62, 19th District
1963-72, 26th District 1973-76).
Lutheran.
Still living as of 1976.
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Bernard P. Omann, Sr. (1919-1986) —
also known as Ben Omann —
of St. Joseph, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born June 1,
1919.
Farmer; insurance
agent; member of Minnesota
state senate 16th District, 1980; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 16-A, 1983-86; died in
office 1986.
Catholic.
Died in St. Cloud, Stearns
County, Minn., November
19, 1986 (age 67 years, 171
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard P. Omann Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as Bernie Omann —
of St. Joseph, Stearns
County, Minn.
Born December
28, 1964.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 16-A, 1987-92;
Independent Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1992, 1994.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1994.
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Daniel P. O'Neill —
of Thief River Falls, Pennington
County, Minn.
Born in Ontario.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1899-1900, 1911-14
(District 49 1893-94, District 56 1899-1900, District 61 1911-14);
member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Erwin E. Orr (b. 1868) —
of Sciota Township, Dakota
County, Minn.; Madison Lake, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Waterville, Le Sueur
County, Minn.; New York Mills, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; Wadena, Wadena
County, Minn.
Born in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., 1868.
Merchant;
land
business; stockman; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 51, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892 to Vinnie
M. Poe. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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John W. Papke (born c.1871) —
of Waseca, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in St. Mary Township, Waseca
County, Minn., about 1871.
Farmer; director, First National Bank of
Waseca; president, Isoco Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company; president, Waseca County Farmers Live Stock
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1911-18 (District 10 1911-14,
District 16 1915-18).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Charles A. Peterson (b. 1884) —
of Rosendale, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Harris, Chisago
County, Minn., April
12, 1884.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Fond du Lac County 2nd District; elected
1948, 1950; elected unopposed 1952.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward P. Peterson (b. 1855) —
of Litchfield, Meeker
County, Minn.
Born in Goodhue
County, Minn., 1855.
Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1911-18, 1923-26 (23rd District 1911-14, 26th
District 1915-18, 1923-26).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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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 District 6, 1917-18.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Thomas W. Phelps (b. 1829) —
of Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Steuben
County, N.Y., April
28, 1829.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1871, 1877 (District 12 1871,
District 9 1877).
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Plaisance (1845-1915) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Quebec,
1845.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1876, 1881-82, 1885-86 (District
18 1876, 1881-82, District 20 1885-86).
Died in 1915
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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L. E. Potter (b. 1858) —
of Springfield, Brown
County, Minn.
Born in Wisconsin, 1858.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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H. A. Putnam (b. 1865) —
of Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Sherburne
County, Minn., 1865.
School
teacher; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1909-22 (District 59 1909-14,
District 50 1915-22).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Albert Harold Quie (b. 1923) —
also known as Albert H. Quie; Al Quie —
of Dennison, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born near Dennison, Goodhue
County, Minn., September
18, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 18th District, 1955-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1956
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1958-79; Governor of
Minnesota, 1979-83.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2014.
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Gustave A. Ruckoldt (1833-c.1914) —
of Rockford, Wright
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Saxony, Germany,
July, 1833.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 32nd District, 1872-73.
German
ancestry.
Died about 1914 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Andrew Rystrom (b. 1855) —
also known as John A. Rystrom —
of North Branch, Chisago
County, Minn.
Born in Sweden,
December, 1855.
Republican. Farmer; flour mill
manager; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1908;
member of Minnesota
state senate 56th District, 1915-18.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Rystrom and Christina Rystrom; married 1882 to Ida
Christina Peterson. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Ole O. Sageng (b. 1871) —
of Dalton, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1871.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 59, 1901-02; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1907-22 (59th District 1907-14, 50th District
1915-22).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Eric Sevatson (b. 1844) —
of Christiana, Jackson
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1844.
Farmer; banker;
member of Minnesota
state senate 8th District; elected 1890.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Sinclair (b. 1899) —
of Stephen, Marshall
County, Minn.
Born January
9, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; member of
Minnesota
state senate 67th District, 1957-60.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Sliter (b. 1873) —
of Houston, Houston
County, Minn.
Born near Spring Green, Sauk
County, Wis., 1873.
School
teacher; farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 1, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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William Sorensen (1888-1972) —
also known as Vilhelm Sorensen —
of Graceville, Big Stone
County, Minn.
Born in Aarhus (Århus), Denmark,
February
2, 1888.
Farmer; horse
breeder; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 48, 1953-58.
Lutheran.
Danish
ancestry.
Died in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., March 2,
1972 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at Graceville Cemetery, Graceville, Minn.
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Benjamin Dexter Sprague (1827-1893) —
also known as Benjamin D. Sprague —
of Lansing, Mower
County, Minn.; Rushford, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Bedford, Hillsborough
County, N.H., December
6, 1827.
Farmer; miller;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 15, 1863; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1864-65, 1870 (15th District 1864-65, 14th District
1870).
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., July 26,
1893 (age 65 years, 232
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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A. O. Starks (b. 1882) —
of Mower
County, Minn.
Born in Dexter Township, Mower
County, Minn., July 23,
1882.
Farmer; cattle breeder; member of Minnesota
state senate 5th District; elected 1930, 1934, 1942; defeated,
1946.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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John Steffen (b. 1868) —
of Troy Township, Pipestone
County, Minn.
Born in Holstein, Germany,
1868.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 12th District, 1915-18.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Theodore Swanson (1873-1959) —
of Hartland town, Pierce
County, Wis.
Born in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., October
8, 1873.
Farmer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Pierce County, 1925-28, 1935-40.
Died in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., April 2,
1959 (age 85 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 24,
1908, to Edith May Weghorn. |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
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Oscar Adolph Swenson (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar A. Swenson —
of Nicollet, Nicollet
County, Minn.
Born in Nicollet
County, Minn., March
27, 1877.
Republican. Farmer; secretary-manager of New Sweden Creamery
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1913-28 (District 20 1913-14,
District 15 1915-28); Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1931; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928;
member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1937-49.
Died in 1951
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Norseland
Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.
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Lars Olavsen Teigen (1864-1930) —
also known as Lars O. Teigen —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
November
27, 1864.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1915-26 (District 14
1905-06, District 10 1915-26).
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died November
6, 1930 (age 65 years, 344
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Teigen; married to Tilda Olson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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Cornelius Thiessen (1910-1993) —
also known as Cornie R. Thiessen —
of Lambert, Richland
County, Mont.
Born in Mountain Lake, Cottonwood
County, Minn., July 6,
1910.
Democrat. Rancher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Montana, 1956;
member of Montana
state senate, 1959-62.
Member, Toastmasters.
Died February
21, 1993 (age 82 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Thiessen and Agneatha (Holzrichter) Thiessen; married, November
24, 1938, to Ailee E. Buck. |
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Fremont Jackson Thoe (1858-1941) —
also known as Fremont J. Thoe —
of Oslo, Dodge
County, Minn.; Hayfield, Dodge
County, Minn.
Born in Vernon Township, Dodge
County, Minn., October
30, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 13, 1889-90; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1911-14, 1923-26 (7th District 1911-14, 5th
District 1923-26).
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Dodge
County, Minn., December
21, 1941 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at West St. Olaf Cemetery, Vernon, Minn.
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Andrew Thompson (c.1837-1911) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Ireland,
about 1837.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1873, 1875, 1879-80.
Died in 1911
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Thompson (b. 1829) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Scotland,
1829.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1878, 1881-82.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Thompson (1827-1910) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in 1827.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1878.
Died in 1910
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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C. L. Todd (b. 1869) —
of Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Iowa, 1869.
Lawyer;
banker;
farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 7th District; elected 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Tollefson (b. 1852) —
of West Concord, Dodge
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
1852.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1915-18.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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I. D. Tower (b. 1869) —
of Ferney, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Rondell, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hamilton, Fillmore
County, Minn., November
14, 1869.
Republican. Farmer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1903-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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James I. Vermilya (b. 1849) —
of Quincy Township, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., 1849.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 4th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Albert L. Ward (b. 1842) —
of Fairmont, Martin
County, Minn.
Born in New York, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; banker;
postmaster at Fairmont,
Minn., 1887; member of Minnesota
state senate 9th District, 1915-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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A. C. Welch (b. 1865) —
of Helen, McLeod
County, Minn.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., 1865.
Farmer; president, Glencoe Creamery
Company; president, McLeod County Dairy
Association; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 22, 1915-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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William Henry Wescott (1870-1939) —
also known as William H. Wescott —
Born in Eagan, Dakota
County, Minn., April 5,
1870.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 30th District, 1907-14; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Minnesota; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1920.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., June 2,
1939 (age 69 years, 58
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Gaylord, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wescott and Mary E. (Atkinson) Wescott; married to Ethelyn
Genevieve Mackenzie. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Stiles M. West (b. 1841) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in New York, 1841.
Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 18, 1878.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy E. Wiseth —
of Goodridge, Pennington
County, Minn.
Farmer; member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1957-60.
Lutheran.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Wisniewski (1855-1928) —
of Foley, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland),
August
4, 1855.
Democrat. Farmer; Benton
County Treasurer; member of Minnesota
Democratic State Central Committee, 1906-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Minnesota; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 47, 1911-12; president,
State Bank of
Foley.
Polish
ancestry.
Died, of pleurisy,
in Foley, Benton
County, Minn., April 3,
1928 (age 72 years, 243
days).
Interment at Foley
Cemetery, Foley, Minn.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wisniewski and Katherine (Kruk) Wisniewski; married to
Paulina Siegmund. |
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