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Low Countries ancestry Politicians in Minnesota
(Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Belgian, Luxemborgian, Walloon)

  George Loomis Becker (1829-1904) — also known as George L. Becker — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Locke, Cayuga County, N.Y., February 4, 1829. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1856-57; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1859, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860; member of Minnesota state senate 1st District, 1868-71; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1885; appointed 1885. Dutch ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., January 6, 1904 (age 74 years, 336 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Becker County, Minn. is named for him.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
Pierre A. Hilbert Pierre A. Hilbert (b. 1865) — of Melrose, Stearns County, Minn. Born in Luxembourg, 1865. Democrat. Physician; member, Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners, 1899-1902, 1906-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1908; member of Minnesota state senate 46th District, 1915-18. Luxemburgian ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
John B. Hompe John B. Hompe (b. 1846) — of Otter Tail County, Minn. Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1915-32 (District 43 1889-90, District 50 1915-32); member of Minnesota state senate 48th District, 1891-94. Dutch ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  L. Van Den Bergh — of Minnesota. Born in Netherlands. Socialist. Painter; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Minnesota, 1920. Dutch ancestry. Burial location unknown.
Peter Van_Hoven Peter Van Hoven (b. 1855) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Oost (now part of Eijsden-Margraten), Limburg, Netherlands, March 7, 1855. Democrat. Meat packing business; member of Minnesota state senate, 1911-22 (35th District 1911-14, 39th District 1915-22). Dutch ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
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