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Douglas County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Douglas County

Claude Lynn Cole (1879-1947) — also known asClaude L. Cole — of Alexandria,DouglasCounty, Minn.Born inSt.Lawrence County, N.Y.,May 30,1879.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;dentist;mayorof Alexandria, Minn., 1935-42; member ofMinnesotastate senate 47th District, 1943-47; died in office 1947.DiedDecember11, 1947 (age68 years, 195days).Interment at Kinkead Cemetery.

Index to Locations AlexandriaKinkead Cemetery KinkeadCemetery Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota Henrik Shipstead (1881-1960) — of Glenwood,PopeCounty, Minn.; Miltona,DouglasCounty, Minn.Born in Burbank Township,KandiyohiCounty, Minn.,January8, 1881.Dentist;mayor of Glenwood, Minn., 1911-13; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 47, 1917-18; candidateforU.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1918; candidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1920;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1923-47.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Woodmen.Died in Alexandria,DouglasCounty, Minn.,June 26,1960 (age79 years, 170days).Interment at Kinkead Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere: Knute Nelson (1843-1923) — of Wisconsin; Alexandria,DouglasCounty, Minn.Born in Vosse Elven,Norway,February2, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1868-69;DouglasCounty Attorney, 1872-74; member ofMinnesotastate senate 39th District, 1875-78; Presidential Elector forMinnesota,1880;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1883-89;Governor ofMinnesota, 1893-95;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1895-1923; died in office 1923; delegateto Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1900,1904.Diedona train near Timonium,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,April28, 1923 (age80 years, 85days).Interment at Kinkead Cemetery.   Cross-reference:JacobA. O. Preus —ArchieM. Hayes   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record   Image source: Minnesota LegislativeManual 1917   Relatives: Sonof Saave Shipstead and Christine (Ellefson) Shipstead; married1906 to LulaAnderson (daughter ofThomasJ. Anderson).   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial   Image source: Minnesota LegislativeManual 1917
	Engebret E. Lobeck (1864-1922) — also known asE. E. Lobeck — of Alexandria,DouglasCounty, Minn.Born inNorway,1864.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 58, 1907-10; Prohibitioncandidate forGovernor ofMinnesota, 1912; member ofMinnesotastate senate 47th District, 1915-18.Norwegianancestry.DiedOctober30, 1922 (ageabout 58years).Interment at Kinkead Cemetery.   See alsoMinnesotaLegislator record   Image source: Minnesota LegislativeManual 1917

	Relatives:Married,January1, 1906, to Ernestine Raiter; nephew ofAlonzoB. Cole.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record

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