Ravndal-Magelssen family of Minnesota
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Ravndal-Magelssen family of Minnesota
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|  Wilhelm Christian Magelssen (1873-1919) — also known asWilliam C. Magelssen — of Bratsberg,FillmoreCounty, Minn.Born in Bratsberg,FillmoreCounty, Minn.,October19, 1873.U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inBeirut, 1899-1905; in Beirut, in August 1903, he wasshotat but not injured; press reports incorrectly reported that hewas dead; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inBeirut, 1905-06; U.S. Consul inBaghdad, 1906-09;Colombo, 1909-11;Melbourne, 1911-17.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, fromheartdisease, on board thesteamshipSonoma, in theNorthPacific Ocean,October17, 1919 (age45 years, 363days).Interment atHighland Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery, Near Peterson,Fillmore County, Minn.
| Christian Magelssen Ravndal (1899-1984) — also known asChristian M. Ravndal — of Iowa. Born in Beirut, Syria (nowLebanon)of American parents,January6, 1899.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inVienna, as of 1922-24; U.S. Consul inFrankfort, 1924-26;Cologne, 1928-29;Toronto, 1929-30;Vancouver, 1935-37;Buenos Aires, as of 1938;Stockholm, 1943-47; U.S. Ambassador toUruguay, 1949-51;Ecuador, 1956-60;Czechoslovakia, 1960-61; U.S. Minister toHungary, 1951-56.Norwegianancestry.Died in Vienna,Austria,November6, 1984 (age85 years, 305days).Interment atFriedhof Hietzing, Vienna, Austria.
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