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Politicians in Horsedrawn Transportation Industries in Minnesota

Earle Brown (1879-1963) — of Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 6, 1879. Republican. Horse breeder; Hennepin County Sheriff, 1920-29, 1942-46; Chief, Minnesota Highway Patrol, 1929-32; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1932. Died in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, Minn., March 12, 1963 (age 83 years, 157 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.   Relatives: Married 1921 to Gwen Foster.   Casper Capser (1828-1912) — of St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minn. Born in Bavaria, Germany, April 22, 1828. Blacksmith; wagon maker; mechanic; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 40, 1883-86. Catholic. German ancestry. Died in St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minn., June 21, 1912 (age 84 years, 60 days). Interment at St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joseph, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Casper Capser (1796-1868) and Julianna (Obermayer) Capser; brother of Joseph Capser; married, May 11, 1858, to Mary Ann Schriver.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   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.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   A. R. Gisslen — of Minnesota. Born in Sweden. Socialist. Blacksmith; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Minnesota, 1920. Swedish ancestry. Burial location unknown. 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.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   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.   Relatives: Son of Hans Sorensen and Ane Cathrine (Dihn) Sorensen; married, June 3, 1915, to Dagmar Olesen.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Albertus Tawney (1855-1919) — also known as James A. Tawney — of Winona, Winona County, Minn. Born in Mt. Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pa., January 3, 1855. Republican. Blacksmith; machinist; lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 15th District, 1891-94; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1893-1911. Died in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Mo., June 12, 1919 (age 64 years, 160 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Minn.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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