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G. "Gustav" Wahlund

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1891-94 (District 35); Senate 1923-26 (District 44)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Anoka, Isanti

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 2/2/1856
Birth Place: , Dalsland
Birth County:
Birth Country: Sweden
Date of Death: 11/9/1934
Gender: Male
Religion: Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: Gustav
City of Residence (when first elected): Spring Lake
Occupation (when first elected): Minister

EDUCATION

Schools in Sweden; At Least Elementary School;
Augustana College and Theological Seminary; Attended College; Ordained in 1884

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota State Board of Charities and Corrections; 1??? to 1???
State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Board of Visitors to Public Institutions; 1??? to 1???
U.S. Executive Branch: United States Census (Supervisor of Census, 10th Congressional District, Minnesota); 1920 to 1920

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Alma Asker (married in 1885)
Children: Six children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Minnesota in 1882.

He is buried in Spring Lake Cemetery in Isanti County, Minnesota.

Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1925.

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Total Days Served: 2926

SESSIONS SERVED

44th Legislative Session (1925-1926) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1925
Body: Senate
District: 44
Elected: 11/7/1922
Residence: Wyoming
Term of Office: 1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date: 1/2/1923
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti
Occupation: Luthern Augustana Synod Pastor/Former Manager, North Star College, Warren, Minnesota, 3 years
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Education
  • Public Health
  • Public Institutions and Buildings
  • Public Welfare
  • Soldiers Home
  • Temperance
  • Towns and Counties

43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1923
Body: Senate
District: 44
Elected: 11/7/1922
Residence: Wyoming
Term of Office: 1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date: 1/2/1923
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti
Occupation: Luthern Augustana Synod Pastor/Former Manager, North Star College, Warren, Minnesota, 3 years
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Education
  • Public Institutions and Buildings
  • Public Welfare and Health
  • Re-apportionment
  • Soldiers Home
  • Towns, Counties and Municipalities
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28th Legislative Session (1893-1894)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1893
Body: House
District: 35
Elected: 11/8/1892
Residence: Spring Lake
Term of Office: 1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Oath Date: 1/3/1893
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti
Occupation: Pastor; Swedish Lutheran Church, Spring Lake/Editor and Publisher; Vart Hem, Swedish Weekly Journal, Minneapolis
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Agriculture (Chair)
  • Hospitals for the Insane
  • Printing
  • Temperance Legislation

27th Legislative Session (1891-1892)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1891
Body: House
District: 35
Elected: 11/4/1890
Residence: Spring Lake
Term of Office: 1/5/1891 to 1/1/1893
Oath Date: 1/6/1891
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti
Occupation: Minister
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Immigration
  • Printing
  • Public Lands

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

  • "Rev. G. Wahlund Dies at his Home." Minneapolis Star, November 10, 1934, p. 11.

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