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Minnesota: Members of the @ Railroad and Warehouse Commission

Members of the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission, 1872-1958 (May be incomplete!)
Alonzo J. Edgerton 1872 William R. Marshall 1874 J. J. Randall 1874 William R. Marshall 1876 James H. Baker 1882 James H. Baker 1885 George L. Becker 1885 S. S. Murdock 1885 Horace Austin 1887 John L. Gibbs 1887 John P. Williams 1889 William M. Liggett 1891 Ira B. Mills 1893 Nathan Kingsley 1896 P. M. Ringdal 1899 Thomas J. Knox 1900 J. G. Miller 1901 Ira B. Mills 1901 C. F. Staples 1901 William E. Young 1905 Charles E. Elmquist 1909 Ole P. B. Jacobson 1914 Fred W. Putman 1917 Ivan Bowen 1921 Charles W. Sterling 1923 Frank W. Matson 1923 Christian J. Laurisch 1927 Knud Wefald 1933-36 Charles Munn 1935-37 Harold R. Atwood 1936-37 Hjalmar Petersen 1937 Frank W. Matson 1939-47 N. J. Holmberg 1941-47 W. I. Nolan 1943 Rollin G. Johnson 1943 Ray P. Chase 1945-47

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1872 Jan 10: Alonzo J. Edgerton, appointed.

1874 Mar 14: William R. Marshall, appointed; J. J. Randall, appointed.

1876 Jan 6: William R. Marshall, appointed.

1882 Jan 10: James H. Baker, appointed.

1885 Apr 14: James H. Baker, appointed; S. S. Murdock, appointed; George L. Becker, appointed.

1887 Jan 12: Horace Austin, appointed; John L. Gibbs, appointed.

1889 Jan 22: John P. Williams, appointed.

1891 Jan 22: William M. Liggett, appointed.

1893 Jan 26: Ira B. Mills, appointed.

1896 Nov 13: Nathan Kingsley, appointed.

1899 Jan 5: P. M. Ringdal, appointed.

1900 Jan 2: Thomas J. Knox, appointed.

1900 Nov 6: Ira B. Mills, elected; J. G. Miller, elected; C. F. Staples, elected.

1904 Nov 8: William E. Young, elected.

1906 Nov 6: Anton Schaefer (Dem), defeated.

1916 Jun 19: Ira B. Mills (Rep), nominated; Elias Steenerson (Rep), defeated in primary.

1916 Jun 19: John Lind (Prohibition), nominated; Lou W. Martin (Prohibition), defeated in primary.

1916 Nov 7: Ira B. Mills (Rep), elected; O. A. Hedin (Dem), defeated; John Lind (Prohibition), defeated.

1930 Nov 4: Frank W. Matson (Rep), elected; Elmer Gottfreid Johnson (Farmer-Labor), defeated; August Blomquist (Dem), defeated; Nick Maki (Communist), defeated.

1934 Nov 6: Charles Munn (Farmer-Labor), elected; Christian J. Laurisch (Rep), defeated; Robert G. Close (Dem), defeated.

1936 Oct 25: Knud Wefald, died in office.

1936 Nov 3: Hjalmar Petersen (Farmer-Labor), elected; Frank W. Matson (Rep), defeated; Arthur N. Cosgrove (Dem), defeated.

1940: N. J. Holmberg, elected.

1944 Nov 7: Ray P. Chase, elected.

1946 Nov 5: N. J. Holmberg (Rep), elected; Paul A. Rasmussen (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), defeated.

1950 Nov 7: Leonard E. Lindquist (Rep), elected; Joe McCarthy (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), defeated.

1950 Nov 7: Leonard E. Lindquist (Rep), elected; Carl J. Benson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), defeated.

1958 Nov 4: Ronald L. Anderson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), elected; Ewald W. Lund (Rep), defeated.

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