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Scandinavian ancestry Politicians in Wisconsin
(Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish)

  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Björn Anderson Kvelve and Abel Catherie von Krogh; married, July 21, 1868, to Bertha Karina Olson.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Anderson and Juliane Anderson; father of Lula Anderson (who married Henrik Shipstead).
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Indianna (Alte) Aune and Carl R. Aune; married 1905 to Hannah Eline Anderson.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
O. C. Berg 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.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Carl Bjork and Signe (Lindbom) Bjork.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Ole Davidson and Ingabor (Jenson) Davidson; married, February 19, 1883, to Helen Bliss.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
Burger M. Engebretson 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.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Oluf Erickson and Dora B. (Swanson) Erickson; married, December 29, 1932, to Huberta Barton Brown.
Kenneth L. Greenquist 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.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  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.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1974, to Hazel Florence Sanderson.
James C. Hanson 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.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Even Heg and Sigrid (Kallerud) Heg; married to Gunhild Einong.
  Heg Memorial Park, in Wind Lake, Wisconsin, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Hans Heg (built 1944 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Edward Hillestad 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.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  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.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Lars Lenroot and Fredrica Lenroot; married to Clara Clough; married 1943 to Eleanore Von Eltz; uncle of Arthur Alvin Lenroot Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Books about Irvine L. Lenroot: Herbert F. Margulies, Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin: A political biography, 1900-1929
  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.
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1871 to Mary Ann Petford.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, July 31, 1918, to Ingeborg C. Lerann; father of Byron Clifford Ostby.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Oscar S. Paulson 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.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  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.
Otto M. Peterson 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.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
Melvin H. Schlytter 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.
  Relatives: Son of Serena (Gjertson) Schlytter and Peter Schlytter.
  Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Martin Stalbaum and Amanda (Ebert) Stalbaum; brother of Lynn Ellsworth Stalbaum; married, July 15, 1944, to Lucille Anna Hanson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Halvor Steenerson 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.
  Relatives: Married 1878 to Maria C. Fjaagesrud.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Sophia Halverson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Alice Miller.
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