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Axel A. Anderson

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1943-48 (District 55); House 1953-54 (District 55)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served:  Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 4/16/1898
Birth Place: Bock, Minnesota
Birth County: Mille Lacs
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 10/??/1982
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Bock
Occupation (when first elected): General Merchant

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Council/Aldermen: Bock, Minnesota (Village Council); 1923 to 1936
County Board/Commissioner: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota (County Board); 1937 to 1941

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Esther Elizabeth Nelson (married October 8, 1919; she died in 1961)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He is buried in Borgholm Cemetery in Bock, Minnesota.

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Total Days Served: 2919

SESSIONS SERVED

58th Legislative Session (1953-1954)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1953
Body: House
District: 55
Elected: 11/5/1952
Residence: Bock
Term of Office: 1/5/1953 to 1/2/1955
Oath Date: 1/6/1953
Counties Represented: Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Aircraft and Airways
  • Commerce, Manufacturing and Retail Trade
  • General Legislation
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Reforestation
  • Welfare

55th Legislative Session (1947-1948)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1947
Body: House
District: 55
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Bock
Term of Office: 1/6/1947 to 1/2/1949
Oath Date: 1/7/1947
Counties Represented: Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation: Salesman
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • General Legislation
  • Highways
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Reapportionment
  • Welfare

54th Legislative Session (1945-1946)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1945
Body: House
District: 55
Elected: 11/7/1944
Residence: Bock
Term of Office: 1/1/1945 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date: 1/2/1945
Counties Represented: Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation: Salesman
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
  • Highways
  • Military Affairs
  • Reapportionment
  • Transportation
  • Welfare
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53rd Legislative Session (1943-1944)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1943
Body: House
District: 55
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Bock
Term of Office: 1/4/1943 to 12/31/1944
Oath Date: 1/5/1943
Counties Represented: Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation: General Merchant
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Civilian Defense, Veterans and Military Affairs
  • Commercial Transportation
  • Elections
  • Highways
  • Welfare
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OTHER INFORMATION

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Twelve Legislators with the last name Anderson or Andersen standing together with Governor C. Elmer Anderson in 1953.

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