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Rudie M. "R.M." Saltness
House 1941-42 (District 24)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Lac Qui Parle
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1899
Birth Place:
South Dakota
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
4/19/1974
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
R.M.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Dawson
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law
EDUCATION
Boyd High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1916
Minnesota College of Law; Law Degree; 1925
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Armed Forces (World War I);
1917 to 1919
Municipal Attorney:
Dawson, Minnesota (City Attorney);
1928 to 1933
County Attorney:
Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota;
1933 to 1939
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Sadie
Children:
Three children: (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He died at home in Dawson, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Grace Lutheran Church.
Religion provided by his obituary.
Elected:
11/5/1940
Residence:
Dawson
Term of Office:
1/6/1941 to 1/3/1943
Oath Date:
1/7/1941
Counties Represented:
Lac Qui Parle
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Judiciary
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Public Health and Hospitals
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Temperance and Liquor Control
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Veterans and Military Affairs
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