Knutson, Knute
House 1907-08 (District 56); House 1911-12 (District 56); House 1915-18 (District 25)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Big Stone, Swift
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1869 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Valdres
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Norway
Date of Death:
??/??/1946
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Swift Falls
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer/Former Traveling Solicitor in North Dakota for Grain Companies in Duluth/Formerly Taught School, 5 years
EDUCATION
Benson High School; Secondary;
Willmar Seminary; Postsecondary;
University of Wisconsin, Extension Division; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Minnesota State Grain Department (Duluth, 3 years);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Swift Falls, Minnesota (School Board, Chair);
1??? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his birth year as 1869. The Minnesota Legislative Mnaul, 1907 says he was 34 years old.
He came to Minnesota in 1874, with his parents.
Elected: 11/7/1916
Residence: Swift Falls
Term of Office: 1/2/1917 to 1/6/1919
Counties Represented:
Swift
Occupation: Farmer/Formerly Taught School, 5 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agricultural Schools
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Drainage
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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Roads and Bridges
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State Prison and Reformatory
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Transportation
Elected: 11/3/1914
Residence: Swift Falls
Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/1/1917
Counties Represented:
Swift
Occupation: Farmer/Formerly Taught School, 5 years
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agricultural Schools (Chair)
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Appropriations
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Dairy Products and Live Stock
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State Census
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State Fair
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State Prison and Reformatory
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Transportation
Elected: 11/8/1910
Residence: Swift Falls
Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/6/1913
Counties Represented:
Big Stone, Swift
Occupation: Farmer/President, Local Telephone Company/Former Salesman, J.I. Case Threshing Machine Co./Former Solicitor; Grain Company, Duluth/Formerly Taught School, 5 years
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Dairy Products and Live Stock
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Grain and Warehouse
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Illuminating Oils
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Logs and Lumber (Chair)
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Public Accounts and Expenditures
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Public Lands
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Railroads
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Reapportionment
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Swift Falls
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/4/1909
Counties Represented:
Big Stone, Swift
Occupation: Farmer/Former Traveling Solicitor in North Dakota for Grain Companies in Duluth/Formerly Taught School, 5 years
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Binding Twine
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Dairy and Live Stock (Chair)
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Elections
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Grain and Warehouse
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State Prison and Reformatory
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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