Nordgren, Elias 
                
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 House  1915-22  (District 56)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Chisago, Pine
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            6/23/1872
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Jemtland
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            Sweden
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            2/21/1957
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Sunrise
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Farmer/Mercantile Business
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Board/Commissioner: 
                                            Chisago County, Minnesota (12 years; Chair, 8 years); 
                         
                         1??? to 19??
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Municipal Government: 
                                            Sunrise, Minnesota (Town Clerk, several years); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            School Board/Administration: 
                                            Sunrise, Minnesota (School Board Member/Clerk); 
                         
                         1??? to 1???
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            Postmaster: 
                                            Sunrise, Minnesota; 
                         
                         1899 to 1915
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
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                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He came to the United States in 1892 and settled in Sunrise, Chisago County, Minnesota.  He moved to North Branch, Minnesota in 1919.
He died in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
                                
                             
                         
                     
                    
                    
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
                
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/2/1920
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            North Branch
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/3/1921 to 12/31/1922
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/4/1921
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Chisago
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Interested in Farming/Real Estate Dealer/Former Farm Owner and Developer/Former Vice President, Merchants' State Bank of North Branch and Sunrise Milling and Electric Co./Former Mercantile Business
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Elections
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Markets and Marketing (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Public Highways
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Rules
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Temperance
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/5/1918
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Sunrise
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/6/1919 to 1/2/1921
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/7/1919
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Chisago, Pine
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Farm Operator, 200 Acres/Director of Several Local Co-operative Enterprises/Former General Mercantile Business
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Appropriations
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Elections
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Markets and Marketing (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Public Highways
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Rules
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Temperance
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/7/1916
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Sunrise
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/1/1917 to 1/5/1919
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/2/1917
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Chisago, Pine
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Farmer/Mercantile Business
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Agriculture and Horticulture
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Commerce and Retail Trade
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Compensation of Public Officials (Chair)
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Roads and Bridges
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Soldiers Home
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Temperance Legislation
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                University and University Lands
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
                
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Elected: 
                                            11/3/1914
                                        
                                        
                                            Residence: 
                                            Sunrise
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                        Term of Office: 
                                        1/4/1915 to 12/31/1916
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                         Oath Date:   
                                        1/5/1915
                                    
                                    
                                   
                                 
                                
                                    Counties Represented:
                                     Chisago, Pine
                                
                                
                                    Occupation: 
                                    Farmer/Mercantile Business
                                
                                
                                    Party:
                                    Nonpartisan Election
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Committees:
                                    
                                    
                                            
                                                
                                            - 
                                                Compensation of Public Officials
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Crimes and Punishment
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Forestry
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                Reapportionment
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                Soldiers Home
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
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                                                State Hospitals
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
- 
                                                University and University Lands
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                            
 
                                
                                    
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                             
                            
                            
                            
                         
                        
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
     
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            
                    
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