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John Peterson
Senate 1895-98 (District 17)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Nicollet
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/6/1841
Birth Place:
Vermland
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
??/??/1915
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Peter
Occupation (when first elected):
Railroad Contractor/Former Mechanic and Builder Trades, Sweden
EDUCATION
Public Schools, Sweden; At Least Elementary School; Until He Was 15 Years Old
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Minnesota State Hospitals for the Insane (Board of Trustees, Member; Appointed by Governors Merriam and Nelson);
18?? to 18??
[Appointed]
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
St. Peter, Minnesota (City Common Council, President, 2 years);
1881 to 1895
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Frederica Elizabeth Lundberg (married in 1873)
Children:
Seven children: Agnes L., Adolph C., Bernard R., Hjalmar N., Mabel F.C., Vernan J.C., and L. Russell F.
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in the spring of 1869.
"In political faith he has always been a Republican." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 237)
He was a member of the Board of Directors for Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota.
He was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church.
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.
Body:
Senate
District:
17
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Saint Peter
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date:
1/8/1895
Counties Represented:
Nicollet
Occupation:
Railroad Contractor/Former Mechanic and Builder Trades, Sweden
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Hospitals for Insane
-
Internal Improvements
-
Labor (Chair)
-
Normal Schools
-
Railroads
Body:
Senate
District:
17
Elected:
11/6/1894
Residence:
Saint Peter
Term of Office:
1/7/1895 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date:
1/8/1895
Counties Represented:
Nicollet
Occupation:
Railroad Contractor/Former Mechanic and Builder Trades, Sweden
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Hospitals for Insane
-
Internal Improvements
-
Normal Schools (Chair)
-
Railroads
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