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Baldwin H. "Baldie" Hartkopf, Sr.
House 1935-40 (District 36)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/24/1892
Birth Place:
Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
9/25/1991
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Baldie
City of Residence (when first elected):
Osseo
Occupation (when first elected):
None Listed
EDUCATION
Hennepin County Public Schools; Elementary School; One Room Schoolhouse
Coulter School; Elementary School;
District 43 School, Osseo, Minnesota; Secondary;
University of Minnesota, School of Agriculture; College Graduate; 1910
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
District 27, Minnesota (Coulter School Board Member);
1928 to 1934
[Appointed]
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota House of Representatives (Index Clerk);
1945 to 1953
Municipal Board/Commission:
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (Planning Commission);
195? to 19??
Municipal Board/Commission:
Brooklyn Township, Minnesota (Township Board, Clerk);
02/1950 to 1954
[Appointed]
Municipal Mayor:
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (Village Mayor, First One);
1954 to 1958
[Elected]
Municipal Board/Commission:
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (Charter Commission);
196? to 196?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Obeline "Obel" (married in 1915, she died on May 14, 1961); Bernice (remarried after his first wife died)
Children:
Four children (with his first wife): Whalen, and Baldwin "Baldie" H. Jr. (sons); Audrey and Murlin (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of German ancestry.
He was born on a farm between Robbinsdale and Osseo, Minnesota. He moved to Champlin, Minnesota in 1968.
"The House of Representatives was dominated by the Farmer-Labor party during the 1937 session. Hartkopf caucused with the minority who called themselves Progressives." (Hirschoff, Paula. "Baldwin Hartkopf: Farmer, Legislator, Town Clerk and First Mayor of the Village of Brooklyn Park." North Minneapolis Post, January 29, 1976)
He died in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Elected:
11/8/1938
Residence:
Osseo
Term of Office:
1/2/1939 to 1/5/1941
Oath Date:
1/3/1939
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Market Gardener
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Banking
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Markets and Marketing
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Municipal Affairs
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Towns and Counties (Chair)
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Workmens Compensation
Elected:
11/3/1936
Residence:
Osseo
Term of Office:
1/4/1937 to 1/1/1939
Oath Date:
1/5/1937
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "The House of Representatives was dominated by the Farmer-Labor party during the 1937 session. Hartkopf caucused with the minority who called themselves Progressives." (Hirschoff, Paula. "Baldwin Hartkopf: Farmer, Legislator, Town Clerk and First Mayor of the Village of Brooklyn Park." North Minneapolis Post, January 29, 1976)
Committees:
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Drainage
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Emergency Relief
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Labor
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Markets and Marketing
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Railroads and State Motor Transportation
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State and County Fairs
Elected:
11/6/1934
Residence:
Osseo
Term of Office:
1/7/1935 to 1/3/1937
Oath Date:
1/8/1935
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Civil Administration
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Dairy Products and Live Stock
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Education
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Emergency Relief
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Markets and Marketing
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Public Welfare
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State and County Fairs
Articles & Books About
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Hirschoff, Paula. "Baldwin Hartkopf: Farmer, Legislator, Town Clerk and First Mayor of the Village of Brooklyn Park." North Minneapolis Post, January 29, 1976.