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Hans C. Pedersen
House 1941-46 (District 12); Senate 1947-54 (District 12)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/10/1896
Birth Place:
Ellsworth, Minnesota
Birth County:
Nobles
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/26/1959
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Ruthton
Occupation (when first elected):
Banking, Vice President-Cashier/Former Trucker/Former Farmer
EDUCATION
Public Schools, Denmark; Elementary School; until the 6th grade
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Postmaster:
Ruthton, Minnesota (13 years);
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Army, Medical Corps (World War I; United States, England, and France);
04/07/1917 to 191?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Laura Jacobsen (married on July 26, 1924)
Children:
Three children: Cathleen and Constance (daughters), H. Clyde (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was the oldest of thirteen children.
He emigrated to Denmark when he was 3 years old, with his parents. They moved to Iowa in 1910.
He worked for 4 years as a share cropper in Vardaman, Mississippi. He also worked as a farm hand, trucker, and farmer.
He died at Good Samariitan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona of a cerebral hemorrhage while on vacation in Glendale, Arizona.
Body:
Senate
District:
12
Elected:
11/7/1950
Residence:
Ruthton
Term of Office:
1/1/1951 to 1/2/1955
Oath Date:
1/2/1951
Counties Represented:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
Occupation:
Banker/Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Banks and Banking
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Game and Fish
-
Labor
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Welfare (Chair)
-
Railroads
Body:
Senate
District:
12
Elected:
11/7/1950
Residence:
Ruthton
Term of Office:
1/1/1951 to 1/2/1955
Oath Date:
1/2/1951
Counties Represented:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
Occupation:
Banker/Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Banks and Banking
-
Dairy Products and Livestock
-
Game and Fish
-
Labor
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Welfare (Chair)
-
Railroads
Body:
Senate
District:
12
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Ruthton
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 12/31/1950
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
Occupation:
Banker/Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Labor
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Public Welfare
-
Railroads
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
Body:
Senate
District:
12
Elected:
11/5/1946
Residence:
Ruthton
Term of Office:
1/6/1947 to 12/31/1950
Oath Date:
1/7/1947
Counties Represented:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
Occupation:
Banker
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Labor
-
Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
-
Public Welfare
-
Railroads
-
Soldiers Welfare and Soldiers Home
Elected:
11/7/1944
Residence:
Ruthton
Term of Office:
1/1/1945 to 1/5/1947
Oath Date:
1/2/1945
Counties Represented:
Pipestone
Occupation:
Banker
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Banking
-
Rules
-
Veterans Affairs
-
Welfare
Elected:
11/3/1942
Residence:
Ruthton
Term of Office:
1/4/1943 to 12/31/1944
Oath Date:
1/5/1943
Counties Represented:
Pipestone
Occupation:
Banker, President/Former Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Banking
-
Civilian Defense, Veterans and Military Affairs
-
Commercial Transportation
-
Welfare
Elected:
11/5/1940
Residence:
Ruthton
Term of Office:
1/6/1941 to 1/3/1943
Oath Date:
1/7/1941
Counties Represented:
Pipestone
Occupation:
Banking, Vice President-Cashier/Former Trucker/Former Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Banking
-
Commercial Transportation
-
Public Welfare
-
Veterans and Military Affairs
Articles & Books About
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In Memoriam: Senators Claude Baughman, O.H. Griggs, Charles A. Lund, Archie H. Miller, Hans C. Pedersen, Edward R. Ribenack, and R.C. Sletten. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 3, 1959.
- The information on Hans C. Pedersen also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 3, 1959, p. 910-911.