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    Peterson, Ludvig

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1923-26 (District 67)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

    Counties Served:  Kittson

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/23/1862
    Birth Place: Klippan
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Sweden
    Date of Death: 3/21/1928
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Pederson
    City of Residence (when first elected): Lancaster
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Board/Commission: Poppleton, Minnesota (Town Board of Supervisors, President, 5 years); [Dates Unknown]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married (married in 1888)
    Children: Six children: (3 sons, 3 daughters)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Toensing lists his last name as Pederson. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1925 and 1923, and the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1923, 1925, and 1929 list Peterson.

    He came to Moorhead, Minnesota in May 1882 and moved to Kittson County, Minnesota in 1884.

    He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party. (Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1923, and 1925)

    He died at home near Lancaster, Minnesota.

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    Total Days Served: 1463

    SESSIONS SERVED

    44th Legislative Session (1925-1926)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1925
    Body: House
    District: 67
    Elected: 11/4/1924
    Residence: Kennedy
    Term of Office: 1/5/1925 to 1/2/1927
    Oath Date: 1/6/1925
    Counties Represented: Kittson
    Occupation: Farmer/Former Director and President, Lancaster Co-operative Creamery/Former President, Lancaster Co-operative Elevator Co./Former Director, Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Lancaster
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party. (Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1923, and 1925)
    Committees:
    • Drainage
    • Reapportionment
    • State Development and Immigration
    • State Prison
    • University and State Schools

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1923
    Body: House
    District: 67
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Lancaster
    Term of Office: 1/1/1923 to 1/4/1925
    Oath Date: 1/2/1923
    Counties Represented: Kittson
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party. (Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1923, and 1925)
    Committees:
    • Drainage
    • Re-apportionment
    • State Development and Immigration
    • State Prison
    • University and State Schools
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