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    Thorson, Theodore Winton "Ted"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1985-86 (District 4A)

    Party when first elected:  Independent Republican

    Counties Served:  Beltrami, Hubbard

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 7/17/1922
    Birth Place: Crookston, Minnesota
    Birth County: Polk
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death: 10/29/2018
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Ted
    City of Residence (when first elected): Bemidji
    Occupation (when first elected): Retired Music Professor

    EDUCATION

    Crookston Public Schools; Secondary; 1940
    University of North Dakota; Attended College; 1948
    University of Minnesota; Masters Degree; Instrumental Music Education
    Northwestern University; Ph.D.; Music Education

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: United States Marine Air Corps (Pilot in World War II); 1942 to ?

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Margaret Anderson (married around 1948)
    Children: Seven children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He is inurned at Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery, Little Falls, Minnesota.

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    Total Days Served: 728

    SESSIONS SERVED

    74th Legislative Session (1985-1986)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1985
    Body: House
    District: 04A
    Elected: 11/6/1984
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/7/1985 to 1/4/1987
    Oath Date: 1/8/1985
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Hubbard
    Occupation: Retired Music Professor
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Economic Development
    • Commerce and Economic Development: Small Business, Economic Development and Tourism (Chair)
    • Crime and Family Law
    • Crime and Family Law: Family Law
    • Education
    • Education: Higher Education Division
    • Education: Joint Senate/House Subcommittee on Libraries (Chair)
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Firearms (Chair)
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Veterans Affairs
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    News Sources

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