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Nels S. "N.S." Hillman
House 1911-14 (District 51)
Party when first elected: Public Ownership
Counties Served:
Cook, Lake
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/18/1862
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
N.S.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Two Harbors
Occupation (when first elected):
Locomotive Engineer, Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Co.
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OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
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GENERAL NOTES
He came to the United States in April 1880 and settled in Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota. He moved to Two Harbors, Lake County, Minnesota in 1883.
He was a member of the Public Ownership/Socialist Party. (Minnesota History, Fall 1990, p. 87)
Elected:
11/5/1912
Residence:
Two Harbors
Term of Office:
1/6/1913 to 1/3/1915
Oath Date:
1/7/1913
Counties Represented:
Cook, Lake
Occupation:
Locomotive Engineer, Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Co.
Party:
Public Ownership
Committees:
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Elections
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Labor and Labor Legislation
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State Training School
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Telephone and Telegraph
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Transportation
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Workmens Compensation
Elected:
11/8/1910
Residence:
Two Harbors
Term of Office:
1/2/1911 to 1/5/1913
Oath Date:
1/3/1911
Counties Represented:
Cook, Lake
Occupation:
Locomotive Engineer, Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Co.
Party:
Public Ownership
Committees:
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Forestry
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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Railroads
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School for Defectives
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Sleeping Car and Private Car Lines