John Lind

Representative | Democrat | LIND, JOHN, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Kanna, Sweden, March 25, 1854; immigrated to the United States in 1867 with his parents, who settled in Goodhue County, Minn.; moved to Sibley County in 1872; attended the public schools and the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; taught school; studied law; was… Continue reading John Lind

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Collin Peterson

Representative | Democrat | PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Fargo, Cass County, N.D., June 29, 1944; B.A., Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minn., 1966; United States Army National Guard, 1963-1969; certified public accountant; member of the Minnesota state senate, 1977-1986; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984 and to… Continue reading Collin Peterson

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Theodore Christianson

Representative | Republican | CHRISTIANSON, THEODORE, a Representative from Minnesota; born on a farm near Lac qui Parle, Lac qui Parle County, Minn., September 12, 1883; attended the rural schools and Dawson (Minn.) High School; was graduated from the arts college of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1906 and from its law school… Continue reading Theodore Christianson

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Harold Knutson

Representative | Republican | KNUTSON, HAROLD, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Skien, Norway, October 20, 1880; immigrated to the United States in 1886 with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Ill., and later moved to a farm near Clear Lake, Sherburne County, Minn.; attended the common and agricultural schools; apprenticed as a printer; published… Continue reading Harold Knutson

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James Tawney

Representative | Republican | TAWNEY, JAMES ALBERTUS, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Mount Pleasant Township, near Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., January 3, 1855; apprenticed with his father as a blacksmith; subsequently learned the trade of machinist; moved to Winona, Minn., August 1, 1877, where he was employed as a blacksmith and machinist until January… Continue reading James Tawney

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Jim Oberstar

Representative | Democrat | OBERSTAR, JAMES LOUIS, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Chisholm, St. Louis County, Minn., September 10, 1934; graduated from Chisholm High School, Chisholm, Minn., 1952; B.A., College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn., 1956; M.A., College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 1957; staff for United States Representative John Anton Blatnik of Minnesota,… Continue reading Jim Oberstar

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Knute Nelson

Representative | Republican | NELSON, KNUTE, a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Voss, Norway, February 2, 1843; immigrated to the United States in 1849 with his mother, settled in Chicago, Ill.; moved to Wisconsin in 1850; attended the common schools and Albion Academy, Albion, Wis.; taught school; served as a private and… Continue reading Knute Nelson

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Hubert Humphrey

Senator | Democrat | HUMPHREY, HUBERT HORATIO, JR., (husband of Muriel Buck Humphrey), a Senator from Minnesota and a Vice President of the United States; born in Wallace, Codington County, S.Dak., May 27, 1911; attended the public schools of Doland, S.Dak., where his family had moved; graduated from Capitol College of Pharmacy, Denver, Colo., 1933… Continue reading Hubert Humphrey

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Walter Mondale

Senator | Democrat | MONDALE, WALTER FREDERICK, a Senator from Minnesota and Vice President of the United States; born in Ceylon, Martin County, Minn., January 5, 1928; attended the Heron Lake and Elmore, Minn., public schools; attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn.; graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1951; served in the United… Continue reading Walter Mondale

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Rudy Perpich

Lt. Governor | Democrat | Rudy Perpich on Wikipedia

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