House 1923-32 (District 48)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Big Stone
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/24/1856
Birth Place:
Smaland,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
9/19/1932
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Chas., Carl
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Salmonsson |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Ortonville
Occupation (when first elected):
President; Ortonville Star, Farmers' Weekly Newspaper
EDUCATION
Gustavus Adolphus College; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
Preve Township, Minnesota (Justice of the Peace);
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Municipal Government:
Preve Township, Minnesota (Town Supervisor);
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School Board/Administration:
Preve Township, Minnesota (School Board);
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ingrid Christine Salmonson (married on September 15, 1885)
Children:
Eleven children: Charles A., Albee, Cora, Mabel, Esther, Sander, Ruth, Roland, Annebell (Anne), Ted, and Pearl
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to America in 1876. He moved to Preve Township in Big Stone County, Minnesota in 1879.
His birth place of Småland is a historic location, which is now Kronoberg county. In modern terms, he was born in Lunnap, Kanna, Kronoberg, Sweden.
He is buried in Clinton Cemetery in Big Stone Lake, Minnesota.