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Albin E. Bjorklund
House 1915-18 (District 37)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/16/1886 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/19/1937
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law
EDUCATION
St. Paul Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
St. Paul College of Law; Law Degree; 1907
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota House of Representatives (House Judiciary Committee Clerk);
1909 to 1909
Municipal Attorney:
St. Paul, Minnesota (Assistant City Attorney);
1911 to 1914
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1887. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1915 and 1917 list 1886.
Elected:
11/7/1916
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/1/1917 to 1/5/1919
Oath Date:
1/2/1917
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Cities
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Corporations Other Than Municipal
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Judiciary
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Public Health and Pure Food (Chair)
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Soldiers Home
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University and University Lands
Elected:
11/3/1914
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/4/1915 to 12/31/1916
Oath Date:
1/5/1915
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Courts and Court Officers
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Manufacturers
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Public Health and Pure Food
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Soldiers Home
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State and Other Libraries
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University and University Lands
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