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Theodore Abrahamson (1900-1978) —
of Tigerton, Shawano
County, Wis.; Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis.
Born in Lyngdal, Norway,
June
24, 1900.
Republican. Dairy farmer; grain elevator
business; bank
director; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Shawano County, 1959-62.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in October, 1978
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Severi Alanne —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Finland.
Socialist. Delegate to Socialist National Convention from Wisconsin,
1920; Ind Workers candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1924.
Finnish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Rasmus Björn Anderson (1846-1936) —
also known as Rasmus B. Anderson —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Albion, Dane
County, Wis., January
12, 1846.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1868;
university
professor; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1885-89; newspaper
editor and publisher; insurance
executive; postmaster at Madison,
Wis., 1910.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., March 2,
1936 (age 90 years, 50
days).
Interment at Lake
Ripley Cemetery, Near Cambridge, Dane County, Wis.
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Thomas J. Anderson (1855-1930) —
also known as T. J. Anderson —
of Minnesota.
Born near Winchester, Winnebago
County, Wis., December
5, 1855.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1916.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Foxboro, Douglas
County, Wis., April
25, 1930 (age 74 years, 141
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of John Anderson and Juliane Anderson; father of Lula Anderson (who
married Henrik
Shipstead). |
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Hans Adolph Aune (1878-1931) —
also known as Hans A. Aune; H. A. Aune —
of Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Osseo, Trempealeau
County, Wis.
Born in Baldwin, St. Croix
County, Wis., December
19, 1878.
School
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1931; died in office 1931.
Norwegian ancestry.
Killed
himself by drowning
in Lake Monona, Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
25, 1931 (age 52 years, 68
days). He left a note saying, "You will find my body in the lake
east of the Capitol," but it was not found until almost two months
later.
Interment at Woodside Cemetery, Baldwin, Wis.
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O. C. Berg (b. 1849) —
of Norwalk, Monroe
County, Wis.; Northville, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ringsaker, Norway,
September
10, 1849.
Merchant;
postmaster;
Monroe
County Clerk; Spink
County Clerk; secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Vining Lindbom Bjork (1910-1981) —
also known as Vining L. Bjork —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 19,
1910.
Republican. Funeral
director; mayor
of Ishpeming, Mich., 1937-40.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., October
19, 1981 (age 71 years, 153
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Carl Bjork and Signe (Lindbom) Bjork. |
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James Ole Davidson (1854-1922) —
also known as James O. Davidson —
of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis.
Born in Sogne, Norway,
February
10, 1854.
Republican. Miller; merchant;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1893-99; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1899-1903; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1903-07; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1906-11.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died December
16, 1922 (age 68 years, 309
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Chester Philip Emunson (1886-1956) —
also known as Chester P. Emunson —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Hurley, Iron
County, Wis., August
16, 1886.
Democrat. Printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1940, 1942; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1936.
Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Burger M. Engebretson (b. 1896) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Oslo, Norway,
June
21, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
and real
estate business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rock County 2nd District, 1937-54.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Leif Erickson (1906-1998) —
of Richland
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cashton, Monroe
County, Wis., July 29,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richland
County Attorney, 1936-38; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1938-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1944, 1948 (primary); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1946; Montana
Democratic state chair, 1956-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from Montana, 1962-73.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Sons of
Norway; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died at the Riverside Health
Care Center, Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., December
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 146
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December
29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown. |
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Kenneth L. Greenquist (1910-1968) —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Florence, Florence
County, Wis., April 3,
1910.
Progressive. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 21st District, 1939-42.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in April, 1968
(age about
57 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Lawrence M. Hagen (1904-1992) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Black River Falls, Jackson
County, Wis., April 4,
1904.
Republican. Machinist;
railroad
worker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 2nd District, 1953-58;
defeated, 1958.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died June 8,
1992 (age 88 years, 65
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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James C. Hanson (b. 1862) —
of Christiana town, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Lolland, Denmark,
July
11, 1862.
Farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 2nd District, 1917-40.
Danish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Lierbyen, Norway,
December
21, 1829.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; abolitionist; Wisconsin
state prison commissioner, elected 1859; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Norwegian ancestry.
Suffered wounds in battle,
and died the next day, at Chickamauga, Walker
County, Ga., September
20, 1863 (age 33 years, 273
days).
Interment at Norway
Lutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Madison, Wis.
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Edmund Hillestad (1861-1946) —
of Volga, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; Brookings
County Commissioner; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-06, 1929-32 (21st
District 1903-06, 22nd District 1929-32).
Scandinavian ancestry.
Died September
28, 1946 (age 85 years, 265
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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Henry Albert Larson (1877-1948) —
also known as Henry A. Larson —
of Preston, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn., June 27,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,
1920;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1927-48; died in office 1948.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died, following a stroke,
in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March
12, 1948 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Preston, Minn.
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Irvine Luther Lenroot (1869-1949) —
also known as Irvine L. Lenroot —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Superior, Douglas
County, Wis., January
31, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 1st District, 1901-07; Speaker of
the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1903-07; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 11th District, 1909-18; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1918-27; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1929-44;
retired 1944.
Congregationalist.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1949 (age 79 years, 361
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Einer Peter Lund (b. 1903) —
also known as Einer P. Lund —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.
Born in Sweden,
1903.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; clothing
merchant; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dunn County; elected 1958.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Rotary.
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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Charles E. Nelson (b. 1882) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Sweden,
July
11, 1882.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Douglas County 2nd District; elected
unopposed 1948; elected 1950.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Bering Nelson (1869-1960) —
also known as Peter B. Nelson —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born in Wisconsin, April
16, 1869.
Dry goods
merchant; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Racine,
Wis., 1892-1907; mayor of
Racine, Wis., 1903-07.
Danish ancestry.
Died October
4, 1960 (age 91 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Racine, Wis.
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Ole Oleson (1839-1905) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Norway,
December
30, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster
at Oshkosh,
Wis., 1890-94, 1898-1902.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., August
14, 1905 (age 65 years, 227
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Brynjulf Ostby (1888-1954) —
also known as Bryn Ostby —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Norway,
July
6, 1888.
Mayor
of Superior, Wis., 1935-41; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Norway in Duluth,
Minn., 1948-54.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., October
11, 1954 (age 66 years, 97
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Superior, Wis.
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Oscar S. Paulson (b. 1889) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born near Dalton, Otter Tail
County, Minn., December
12, 1889.
Progressive. Pastor;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 32nd District, 1937-40.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
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Atley Peterson (1847-1909) —
of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis.
Born in Eardahl, Norway,
February
21, 1847.
Republican. Postmaster;
banker;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1879-82; Wisconsin
railroad commissioner, 1887-91; candidate for Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1892; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,
1908.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, Wis., March
29, 1909 (age 62 years, 36
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, Wis.
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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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Melvin Hjalmar Schlytter (1890-1959) —
also known as Melvin H. Schlytter —
of Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis.
Born in Wittenberg, Shawano
County, Wis., October
22, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
cashier; postmaster;
insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Shawano County, 1939-40.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., July 20,
1959 (age 68 years, 271
days).
Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Wittenberg, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Serena (Gjertson) Schlytter and Peter Schlytter. |
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1940 |
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Merrill Emmet Stalbaum (1911-1999) —
also known as Merrill E. Stalbaum —
Born in Norway town, Racine
County, Wis., April
24, 1911.
Republican. Farmer; surveyor;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1961-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1972.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died, in Burlington Memorial Hospital,
Burlington, Racine
County, Wis., August
30, 1999 (age 88 years, 128
days).
Interment at Norway
Lutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis.
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Halvor Steenerson (1852-1926) —
of Crookston, Polk
County, Minn.
Born in Pleasant Springs, Dane
County, Wis., June 30,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; Polk
County Attorney, 1881-82; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1883-87; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1884,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 9th District, 1903-23; defeated,
1922; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1923.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Crookston, Polk
County, Minn., November
22, 1926 (age 74 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Crookston, Minn.
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Halle Steensland (1832-1910) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Norway,
June
14, 1832.
Banker;
financier;
Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Madison,
Wis., 1872-1903.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., August
20, 1910 (age 78 years, 67
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Aad J. Vinje (1857-1929) —
of Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.
Born in Voss, Norway,
November
10, 1857.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Wisconsin 11th Circuit, 1896-1910; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 1910-29; appointed 1910; died in
office 1929; chief
justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1922-29; died in office 1929.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died March
23, 1929 (age 71 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Miller. |
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