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    Widell, Gustaf

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1919-22 (District 8); Senate 1927-34 (District 8)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

    Counties Served:  Blue Earth

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/28/1862
    Birth Place: Westergotland, Lidkoping
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Sweden
    Date of Death: 3/??/1943
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Methodist
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Mankato
    Occupation (when first elected): Businessman/President, Widell Construction Co.

    EDUCATION

    Common Schools, Sweden; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Council/Aldermen: Mankato, Minnesota (City Council); 1??? to 1???
    School Board/Administration: Mankato, Minnesota (School Board Member, many years); 1??? to 1???

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Clara E. Burt (married on September 21, 1886)
    Children: Five children: (4 daughters, 1 son)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Mankato, Minnesota on May 1, 1883.

    His funeral was on March 8, 1943. He was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 11, 1945, p. 1183.

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    Total Days Served: 4382

    SESSIONS SERVED

    48th Legislative Session (1933-1934) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Mankato
    Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/7/1935
    Counties Represented: Blue Earth
    Occupation: Contractor/Owner, Stone Quarry Business
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Game and Fish
    • Labor
    • Military Affairs
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Public Health
    • Public Highways
    • Public Institutions and Buildings (Chair)
    • Railroads
    • Telephone and Telegraph
    Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore

    47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Mankato
    Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/7/1935
    Counties Represented: Blue Earth
    Occupation: Contractor
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Labor
    • Military Affairs
    • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
    • Public Health
    • Public Highways
    • Public Institutions and Buildings (Chair)
    • Railroads
    • Telephone and Telegraph

    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Mankato
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Blue Earth
    Occupation: Contractor
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Labor
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Health
    • Public Highways
    • Railroads
    • Telephone and Telegraph (Chair)

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Mankato
    Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
    Counties Represented: Blue Earth
    Occupation: Contractor
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Labor
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Health
    • Railroads
    • Telephone and Telegraph (Chair)

    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Mankato
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Blue Earth
    Occupation: Businessman/President; Widell Construction Co., Construction of Paving, Road Building and Bridge Work
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Highways
    • Public Institutions
    • State and County Fairs
    • Towns, Counties and Municipalities (Chair)

    41st Legislative Session (1919-1920)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/5/1918
    Residence: Mankato
    Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923
    Counties Represented: Blue Earth
    Occupation: Businessman/President, Widell Construction Co.
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Highways
    • State and County Fairs
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Towns and Counties (Chair)
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