Grondahl, Jens Kristian
House 1895-98 (District 21); House 1899-1900 (District 29)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Goodhue
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/3/1869
Birth Place:
Eidsvold
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
??/??/1941
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Red Wing
Occupation (when first elected):
Newspaper Man, Red Wing Daily Republican
EDUCATION
Schools in Norway; At Least Elementary School;
Red Wing Public Schools; At Least Elementary School; 2 years
Red Wing Seminary; Secondary; With High Honors, Graduate, 1887
University of Minnesota; Attended College; 1 year
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota on August 6, 1881.
He was an advocate of ethics in government and limiting corporate financial influence. "In 1895 his refusal to accept passes from the railroad companies while a member of the legislature, and his subsequent position on this and kindred matters, was the beginning of the anti-pass legislation, state and national, which has since been enacted." (History of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909, p. 659.)
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.
Elected: 11/8/1898
Residence: Red Wing
Term of Office: 1/3/1899 to 1/7/1901
Counties Represented:
Goodhue
Occupation: Newspaper Man, Red Wing Printing Company
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Municipal Legislation (Chair)
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Printing
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Public Buildings
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Public Health, Dairy and Food Products
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State Training School
Elected: 11/3/1896
Residence: Red Wing
Term of Office: 1/5/1897 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Goodhue
Occupation: Newspaper Man, Red Wing Printing Company
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Commerce
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General Legislation
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Geological and Natural History Survey
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State Training School (Chair)
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Red Wing
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/4/1897
Counties Represented:
Goodhue
Occupation: Newspaper Man, Red Wing Daily Republican
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Municipal Legislation
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Printing
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State Reform School (Chair)
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University and University Lands
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Ways and Means
Articles & Books By
Grondahl, Jens K. "While We Are Fighting For Cuba." Spanish-American War Songs, A Complete Collection of Newspaper Verse During the Recent War with Spain. Sidney A. Witherbee, Publisher, Detroit, MI, 1898, p. 404-405.
Articles & Books About
"Jens K. Grondahl." History of Goodhue County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909, p. 658.
Shutter, Marion. "Jens Kristian Grondahl." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 88.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.