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    Larson, Adolph S.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1913-14 (District 32); House 1915-18 (District 56); Senate 1919-34 (District 56)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Chisago, Kanabec, Pine

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1879 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Sweden
    Date of Death: 3/9/1953
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Sandstone
    Occupation (when first elected): Merchant

    EDUCATION

    Public Schools, Sweden; Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children: Five children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Toensing lists his birth year as 1880. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1933 lists 1879.

    He moved to the United States in 1893 and settled on a farm near Askov/Sandstone, Minnesota.

    He was a member of the Republican Party.

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    Total Days Served: 8036

    SESSIONS SERVED

    48th Legislative Session (1933-1934) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/7/1935
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Crime and Crime Prevention
    • Insurance
    • Public Highways
    • Public Welfare (Chair)
    • Railroads
    • Reforestation
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance
    • Towns and Counties
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    47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/7/1935
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Crime and Crime Prevention
    • Insurance
    • Public Highways
    • Railroads
    • Reforestation
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance
    • Towns and Counties (Chair)
    Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore
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    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Crime and Crime Prevention
    • Insurance
    • Public Highways
    • Railroads
    • Reforestation
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance
    • Towns and Counties (Chair)

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Crime and Crime Prevention
    • Insurance
    • Public Highways
    • Railroads
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance
    • Towns and Counties (Chair)
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    44th Legislative Session (1925-1926) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Insurance
    • Public Highways
    • Railroads and Transportation
    • Rules and Legislative Expense
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance
    • Towns and Counties (Chair)

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Insurance
    • Public Highways
    • Railroads
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Temperance
    • Towns, Counties and Municipalities (Chair)
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    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Corporations and Commerce
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Insurance
    • Re-apportionment
    • Towns, Counties and Municipalities
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    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Corporations
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Insurance
    • Rules (Chair)
    • Towns and Counties
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    40th Legislative Session (1917-1918)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/7/1916
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/2/1917 to 1/6/1919
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Commerce and Retail Trade
    • Grain and Warehouse
    • Public Domain
    • Reorganization of State Government
    • Rules and Joint Rules
    • Towns and Counties (Chair)
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    39th Legislative Session (1915-1916)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 56
    Elected: 11/3/1914
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/1/1917
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Pine
    Occupation: Mercantile Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Claims
    • Commerce and Retail Trade
    • Forestry
    • Soldiers Home
    • State Census
    • Villages
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    38th Legislative Session (1913-1914)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/5/1912
    Residence: Sandstone
    Term of Office: 1/7/1913 to 1/4/1915
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Kanabec, Pine
    Occupation: Merchant
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Claims
    • Commerce and Retail Trade
    • Education
    • Public Accounts and Expenditures
    • Temperance Legislation
    • Towns and Counties
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Adolph S. Larson Memorial. Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1584.

    "A. S. Larson Dies; Former Legislator." Minneapolis Star, March 10, 1953, p. 17.


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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