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Senate 1872-73 (District 28)

Party when first elected: Republican

Counties Served: Aitkin, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1844

Birth Place: Vestra Torsas, Smaland

Birth County:

Birth Country: Sweden

Date of Death: 5/??/1873

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Franconia

Occupation (when first elected): Merchant, Mercantile Business/Former School Teacher

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: Army, 3rd Regiment, Company D (United States Civil War, Private, Lieutenant); 1861 to 09/02/1865

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Josephine Matilda Judith Nelson (she died on November 19, 1920)
Children: Two children: Alfred (son), Alice (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to the United States in 1854. He lived in Illinois for 3 years. He came to Minnesota in 1857.

According to The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota. St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873; he was the first Swedish Senator in Minnesota.

He had an accident with a barge of wood and drowned in the Mississippi River near Hastings, Minnesota.

Total Days Served: 486

SESSIONS SERVED

15th Legislative Session (1873)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/1873

Body: Senate

District: 28

Elected: 11/7/1871

Residence: Franconia

Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 5/1/1873 (unfinished term)
Oath Date: 1/2/1872

Counties Represented: Aitkin, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine

Occupation: Merchant

Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.

Committees:

Enrollment
Joint University and University Lands
Military
Public Buildings (Chair)

Reason for unfinished term: Death

Session Notes: He died in May 1873. His official term end date is uncertain since we don't know the exact date of his death. The date listed is the first day of the month that he died.

14th Legislative Session (1872)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/2/1872