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Lars Swenson
Senate 1887-90 (District 29)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/10/1842
Birth Place:
Hallingdal
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
??/??/1904
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Trustee, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
EDUCATION
Common Schools, Norway; Elementary School;
Nicollet County Public Schools; Secondary; Winter Months, until he was 20 years old
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judicial Administration:
District Court, Nicollet County, Minnesota (Clerk of the District Court);
18?? to 18??
[Elected]
Military:
2nd Regiment, Minnesota Volunteers, Company E (United States Civil War?, Wounded and Taken Prisoner During the Battle of Chicamauga, Georgia; 3 years);
18?? to 18??
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (6th Ward, Alderman);
1885 to 1886
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Widower
Children:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Nicollet County, Minnesota in 1857.
He was a member of the Norwegian and Danish Lutheran Church of America.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889.
Body:
Senate
District:
29
Elected:
11/2/1886
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/3/1887 to 1/4/1891
Oath Date:
1/4/1887
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Minneapolis City Alderman
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Education (Chair)
-
Public Buildings
-
State Prison
-
Temperance Special
Body:
Senate
District:
29
Elected:
11/2/1886
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/3/1887 to 1/4/1891
Oath Date:
1/4/1887
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Trustee, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Claims
-
Education (Chair)
-
Labor Special (Chair)
-
Public Buildings
-
State Prison