Thompson, Knute Sevrin "Knut"
House 1921-26 (District 9)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Watonwan
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/19/1865
Birth Place:
Kragero, Telemarken
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
3/22/1950
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Knut
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint James
Occupation (when first elected):
Former Clerk, Watonwan County District Court
EDUCATION
Rosendale Township Local Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Rosendale, Minnesota (Township Assessor, 8 years);
1??? to 1???
Judicial Administration:
St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota (Clerk of District Court);
1908 to 1921
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Christine Thompson (married on May 3, 1897)
Children:
Three children: Henry Julius, and Irvin Sevrin (sons); Lenora Marie (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Rosendale Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota in 1868, with his parents.
He was a member of the Republican Party.
His funeral was held at the First Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1925.
Elected:
11/4/1924
Residence:
Saint James
Term of Office:
1/5/1925 to 1/2/1927
Counties Represented:
Watonwan
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture and Horticulture
-
Civil Administration
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Drainage
-
Public Highways
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Towns and Counties
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Saint James
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/4/1925
Counties Represented:
Watonwan
Occupation:
Former Clerk, Watonwan County District Court
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party.
Committees:
-
Agriculture and Horticulture
-
Civil Administration
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Public Highways
-
Temperance
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Towns and Counties
Elected:
11/2/1920
Residence:
Saint James
Term of Office:
1/3/1921 to 12/31/1922
Counties Represented:
Watonwan
Occupation:
Former Clerk, Watonwan County District Court
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party.
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Civil Administration
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Public Health and Hospitals
-
State and County Fairs
-
Temperance
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