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Burnett J. "B.J." Bergeson
House 1955-62 (District 64)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Mahnomen, Norman
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/25/1915
Birth Place:
Hammer Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Yellow Medicine
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/2/2011
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
B.J.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Twin Valley
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Northwest School of Agriculture, Crookston; Secondary; 1936
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Department of Agriculture, War Food Administration (Dairy Specialist);
[Dates Unknown]
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Security Administration (Supervisor);
[Dates Unknown]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Adeline Juntenen (married 1942)
Children:
Four children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
His principal interests were agriculture and cooperatives (MHS bio).
He and his family moved to Twin Valley, Minnesota when he was an infant (MHS bio; Find a Grave).
He died in Reno, Nevada and is buried in Zion Cemetery in Twin Valley, Norman County Minnesota (MHS bio; Ancestry.com).
Elected:
11/8/1960
Residence:
Twin Valley
Term of Office:
1/2/1961 to 1/6/1963
Oath Date:
1/3/1961
Counties Represented:
Mahnomen, Norman
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Commercial Transportation and Communications
-
Cooperatives and Marketing (Chair)
-
Highways
-
Taxes
Elected:
11/4/1958
Residence:
Twin Valley
Term of Office:
1/5/1959 to 1/1/1961
Oath Date:
1/6/1959
Counties Represented:
Mahnomen, Norman
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Cooperatives and Marketing (Chair)
-
Highways
-
Reapportionment
-
Taxes
Elected:
11/6/1956
Residence:
Twin Valley
Term of Office:
1/7/1957 to 1/4/1959
Oath Date:
1/8/1957
Counties Represented:
Mahnomen, Norman
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Elections
-
Engrossment and Enrollment (Chair)
-
Highways
-
Reapportionment
-
State and County Fairs
-
Taxes
Elected:
11/2/1954
Residence:
Twin Valley
Term of Office:
1/3/1955 to 1/6/1957
Oath Date:
1/4/1955
Counties Represented:
Mahnomen, Norman
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Civil Administration
-
General Legislation
-
Highways
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Taxes
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