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Knud Pederson

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1897-98 (District 48); House 1899-1900 (District 59)

Party when first elected:  Populist

Counties Served:  Otter Tail

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1844
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country: Norway
Date of Death: 11/25/1903
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Underwood
Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

EDUCATION

Common Schools, Norway; At Least Elementary School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

County Board/Commissioner: Otter Tail County, Minnesota (County Commissioner, 13 years); 18?? to 18??
Municipal Government: Underwood?, Minnesota (Town Supervisor, 6 years); 18?? to 18??
Municipal Government: Underwood?, Minnesota (Town Treasurer, 6 years); 18?? to 18??
Municipal Government: Underwood?, Minnesota (Town Assessor, 6 years); 18?? to 18??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Widower
Children: Nine children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to Minnesota in 1868.

According to his obituaries in the Duluth Evening Herald and The Saint Paul Globe, he came to Minnesota in 1870.

Total Days Served: 1463

SESSIONS SERVED

31st Legislative Session (1899-1900)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1899
Body: House
District: 59
Elected: 11/8/1898
Residence: Underwood
Term of Office: 1/2/1899 to 1/6/1901
Oath Date: 1/3/1899
Counties Represented: Otter Tail
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Populist
Committees:
  • Corporations Other Than Municipal
  • Geological and Natural History Survey
  • Ways and Means

30th Legislative Session (1897-1898)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1897
Body: House
District: 48
Elected: 11/3/1896
Residence: Underwood
Term of Office: 1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date: 1/5/1897
Counties Represented: Otter Tail
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Populist
Committees:
  • Agriculture
  • Engrossment
  • Towns and Counties

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

  • "Deaths of the Day: Fergus Falls, Minn." The Saint Paul Globe, November 26, 1903, p. 3.
  • "Pederson Dead: Former Member of Legislature Passes Away." Duluth Evening Herald, November 26, 1903, p. 8.

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