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Swenson family of Minnesota

Lars Swenson (1842-1904) — ofHennepinCounty, Minn.Born in1842.Member ofMinnesotastate senate 29th District, 1887-89.Died in1904(ageabout62 years).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.

Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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Swen Swenson (1836-1905) — ofNicolletCounty, Minn.Born in Hol, Hallingdal,Norway,November29, 1836.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 17, 1887.Died in New Sweden,NicolletCounty, Minn.,March 4,1905 (age68 years, 95days).Interment atNorselandLutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.

	Relatives:Brother ofLarsSwenson; father ofLauritzSelmer Swenson,CarlLudvig Swenson andOscarAdolph Swenson.
		Political family:Swensonfamily of Minnesota.

	Relatives:Brother ofSwenSwenson; father of Thea Pauline Swenson (who marriedAlfredJohn Pearson); uncle ofLauritzSelmer Swenson andOscarAdolph Swenson.
		Political family:Swensonfamily of Minnesota.

Lauritz Selmer Swenson (1865-1947) — also known asLauritz S. Swenson — of Albert Lea,FreebornCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in New Sweden,NicolletCounty, Minn.,June 12,1865.Republican.Schoolprincipal; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1908(alternate); U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1897-1905, resigned 1905;Switzerland, 1910-11;Norway, 1911-13, 1921-30;Netherlands, 1931-34.Lutheran.Died, ofheartdisease, in ahospitalat Oslo,Norway,November3, 1947 (age82 years, 144days).Interment atNorselandLutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.

	Relatives: SonofSwenSwenson; brother ofCarlLudvig Swenson andOscarAdolph Swenson; nephew ofLarsSwenson.
		Political family:Swensonfamily of Minnesota.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

Alfred John Pearson (1869-1939) — also known asAlfred J. Pearson — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Born in Landskrona,Sweden,September29, 1869.Republican.Universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toPoland, 1924-25;Finland, 1925-30.Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,ModernLanguage Association;AmericanAssociation of University Professors;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedAugust9, 1939 (age69 years, 314days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.

	Relatives: Sonof Hans Pearson and Johanna (Nilson) Pearson; married1901 to TheaPauline Swenson (daughter ofLarsSwenson).
		Political family:Swensonfamily of Minnesota.
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

Carl Ludvig Swenson (1869-1941) — also known asC. L. Swenson — of Albert Lea,FreebornCounty, Minn.Born inNicolletCounty, Minn.,December14, 1869.Republican.Banker;member ofMinnesotastate senate 6th District, 1915-18; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Minnesota,1916.Died in1941(ageabout71 years).Intermentsomewherein Albert Lea, Minn.

	Relatives: SonofSwenSwenson; brother ofLauritzSelmer Swenson andOscarAdolph Swenson.
		Political family:Swensonfamily of Minnesota.
		Image source: Minnesota LegislativeManual 1917

Oscar Adolph Swenson (1877-1951) — also known asOscar A. Swenson — of Nicollet,NicolletCounty, Minn.Born inNicolletCounty, Minn.,March27, 1877.Republican.Farmer;secretary-manager of New SwedenCreameryAssociation; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1913-28 (District 20 1913-14,District 15 1915-28);Speaker ofthe Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1931; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1928;member ofMinnesotastate senate 15th District, 1937-49.Died in1951(ageabout74 years).Interment atNorselandLutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.

	Relatives: SonofSwenSwenson; brother ofLauritzSelmer Swenson andCarlLudvig Swenson; nephew ofLarsSwenson.
		Political family:Swensonfamily of Minnesota.
		Image source: Minnesota LegislativeManual 1917

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