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John Magnus Almen (1850-1920) —
also known as John Magnus Persson —
of Walsh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Amal, Dalsland, Sweden,
April
13, 1850.
Delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Walsh
County, 1889.
Swedish ancestry.
Died April
21, 1920 (age 70 years, 8
days).
Interment at North
Trinity Church Cemetery, Near Grafton, Walsh County, N.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Per Persson and Maria (Andsdotter) Persson; married 1874 to
Petronella 'Nelly' Nilsson. |
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Robert S. S. Bergh (1852-1923) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway,
1852.
Druggist;
U.S. Consul in Gothenberg, 1898-1907; Mainz, 1907-08; Belgrade, 1908-11; Stoke-on-Trent, 1911-19; Stavanger, 1919-23, died in office 1923.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Stavanger, Norway,
February
17, 1923 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Otto H. Boyesen (1857-1914) —
also known as Otto H. Boysen —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Bowman, Bowman
County, N.Dak.
Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway,
April
24, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Grand
Forks, N.D., 1889-92; U.S. Consul in Christiania, 1893; Gothenberg, 1893-97; district judge in North Dakota, 1909-12.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in a hotel
room at Glasgow, Valley
County, Mont., February
27, 1914 (age 56 years, 309
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Glasgow, Mont.
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Anna Brostuen (1895-1985) —
also known as Mrs. John Brostuen —
of Alexander, McKenzie
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ringebu, Norway,
October
8, 1895.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1940.
Female.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., December, 1985
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Williston, N.Dak.
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John Kristensen Brostuen (1884-1938) —
also known as John K. Brostuen; Johannes Kristensen
Brostuen —
of Alexander, McKenzie
County, N.Dak.
Born near Ringebu, Norway,
August
28, 1884.
Republican. Farmer; rancher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1920; North Dakota
Republican state chair, 1937-38.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in an airplane
crash near Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1938
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Williston, N.Dak.
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Peter Bergenius Garberg (1882-1951) —
also known as Peter B. Garberg —
of Reeder, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Revillo, Grant
County, S.Dak., December
25, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1914-20; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1920-23; candidate for North
Dakota state attorney general, 1922; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1929-33.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, Elks; Sons of
Norway.
Died in 1951
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Recaboth
Cemetery, Albee, S.Dak.
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Teman Gilbertson (1837-1922) —
also known as Tidemann Gulbrandsen Gudbrandsplass —
of Spring Grove, Houston
County, Minn.
Born in Nes, Hallingdal, Norway,
March
15, 1837.
Hotel
owner; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 13, 1871.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Horace, Cass
County, N.Dak., 1922
(age about
85 years).
Interment at St.
John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Horace, N.Dak.
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Fingar T. Gronvold (c.1869-1941) —
also known as F. T. Gronvold —
of Rugby, Pierce
County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway,
about 1869.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; farmer; banker; Pierce
County Treasurer, 1896-98; member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1898-1918; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1918-41; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Dakota, 1940.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died, from a ruptured spleen suffered in a fall, in
Rugby, Pierce
County, N.Dak., November
7, 1941 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Priscilla
Watts Cemetery, Rugby, N.Dak.
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Theos Alvyn Grove (1904-1982) —
also known as Theos A. Grove —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.; Sterling Heights, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Forman, Sargent
County, N.Dak., February
9, 1904.
Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1938 (1st District), 1958 (7th
District); Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1940, 1946, 1948; Socialist Labor
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate
for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1961; member of
Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965;
Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1955; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial
District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964, 1966, 1968; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., July 20,
1982 (age 78 years, 161
days). His body was
donated for medical science.
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Hans Gunderson (1832-1913) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Norway,
1832.
Member
Dakota territorial council, 1877-78.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Clay
County, S.Dak., September
20, 1913 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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Arne Pederson Haugen (1845-1908) —
also known as Arne P. Haugen —
of Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Grue, Norway,
June
7, 1845.
Delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Grand Forks
County, 1889; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1890, 1893, 1907-08; died in office 1908.
Norwegian ancestry.
Advocate of alcohol prohibition.
Died in Reynolds, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., January
12, 1908 (age 62 years, 219
days).
Interment at Americus
Cemetery, Americus Township, Grand Forks County, N.Dak.
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Campaign slogan:
"No one seeks for his own, but everyone the other's
best." |
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staerl / Gjorde du stort Dagvakr / Hvil in fred vi samles
igien / Naar dagen gryr i himmelen." [Firm in principles,
big and strong, you put in a full day's work, in peace we will all be
together again when the time comes we are in
heaven] |
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Staale Hendrickson (1875-1956) —
of Coteau, Burke
County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway,
1875.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Dakota, 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in 1956
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Zion Cemetery, Coteau, N.Dak.
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John Hjalmar Hougen (1889-1978) —
also known as John H. Hougen —
of Fisher, Polk
County, Minn.; Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., July 7,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of Minnesota
state senate 66th District, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1930; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., July 14,
1978 (age 89 years, 7
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ferdinand A. Husher (1825-1894) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.
Born in Viborg, Denmark,
June
16, 1825.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper
editor and publisher; Register, U.S. Land Office, LaCrosse, Wis.;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 29, 1889-90; U.S. Consul
in Port Stanley, 1890-93; St. Thomas, 1890-93.
Lutheran.
Danish ancestry.
Died in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak., February
12, 1894 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hans Peter Jacobsen (1875-1958) —
also known as Hans P. Jacobsen —
of Mott, Hettinger
County, N.Dak.
Born in Odense, Denmark,
May
25, 1875.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of North
Dakota state senate, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Dakota, 1928,
1932.
Danish ancestry.
Died in Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak., June 30,
1958 (age 83 years, 36
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center, Iowa.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson (1883-1946) —
of Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Holum, Hjaltadal, Iceland,
July
10, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; North Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1920-22; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1921-22; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1923-26; resigned 1926;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936;
candidate for Illinois
state attorney general, 1944.
Lutheran.
Icelandic ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Theta; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., March
10, 1946 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment somewhere
in Champaign, Ill.
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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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Andrew Miller (1870-1960) —
of Buffalo Center, Winnebago
County, Iowa; Forest City, Winnebago
County, Iowa; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Denmark,
November
16, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Winnebago
County Attorney, 1896; mayor, Forest City, Iowa, 1897-1901; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1909-15; U.S.
District Judge for North Dakota, 1922-41; took senior status 1941.
Danish ancestry.
Died March
17, 1960 (age 89 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herman H. Natwick (1856-1914) —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., September
13, 1856.
Mayor
of Brookings, Dakota Territory, 1884-87; member
Dakota territorial council, 1885-86.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., February
15, 1914 (age 57 years, 155
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Nelson E. Nelson —
of Pembina, Pembina
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Pembina, Pembina
County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway.
Republican. Member
Dakota territorial council, 1881-82; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1884;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1891.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Ragnvald Anderson Nestos (1877-1942) —
also known as R. A. Nestos —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Voss, Norway,
April
12, 1877.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1911-12; Ward
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1916, 1928; Governor of
North Dakota, 1921-25; defeated in primary, 1924; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1932.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke,
and died three days later, in a hospital
at Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., July 15,
1942 (age 65 years, 94
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Minot, N.Dak.
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Rolland W. Redlin (1920-2011) —
also known as Rollie Redlin —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Lambert, Richland
County, Mont., February
29, 1920.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1952; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1959-63, 1973-2000; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, Farmers
Union; Sons of
Norway; Kiwanis.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., September
23, 2011 (age 91 years, 0
days).
Interment at Concordia Cemetery, Crosby, N.Dak.
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Martin Olav Sabo (1938-2016) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Crosby, Divide
County, N.Dak., February
28, 1938.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1961-78; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1973-78; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1979-2007; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March
13, 2016 (age 78 years, 14
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Peter O. Sathre (1878-1968) —
of Finley, Steele
County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Adams, Mower
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; Steele
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1927-32; North
Dakota state attorney general, 1933-37; justice of
North Dakota state supreme court, 1937.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen.
Died in Sharon, Steele
County, N.Dak., January
23, 1968 (age 89 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maline (Hansdotter) Sathre and Jacob Pederson Sathre; married, April
14, 1912, to Mina Hilstad. |
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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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Knut Magnus Wefald (1900-1991) —
also known as Magnus Wefald —
of Hawley, Clay
County, Minn.
Born in Hawley, Clay
County, Minn., April
21, 1900.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 49th District, 1947-58.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died, in St. John's Hospital,
Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak., February
9, 1991 (age 90 years, 294
days).
Interment at Hawley
Cemetery, Hawley, Minn.
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