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Nicollet County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Nicollet County

Index to Locations

Fort Ridgely Cemetery

Lake Prairie TownshipNorselandLutheran Cemetery

NorselandSkandian Grove Cemetery

St. PeterCalvary Cemetery

St. PeterGreenhill Cemetery

St. PeterNicollet County CourthouseGrounds

Fort RidgelyCemetery
Nicollet County, Minnesota

Frank Hopkins (1877-1959) — of Fairfax,RenvilleCounty, Minn.Born in Cairo Township,RenvilleCounty, Minn.,November7, 1877.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 22, 1911-14; candidateforU.S.Representative from Minnesota 7th District, 1930.DiedJuly 22,1959 (age81 years, 257days).Interment at Fort Ridgely Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married,October19, 1905, to Estella Johanna Schramm.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record

NorselandLutheran Cemetery
Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, 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 at Norseland Lutheran Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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

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 at Norseland Lutheran Cemetery.

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

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 at Norseland Lutheran Cemetery.

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

Skandian GroveCemetery
Norseland, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Andrew Nelson (1837-1921) — of Lake Prairie Township,NicolletCounty, Minn.Born in Kristianstad,Sweden,July12, 1837.Farmer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 34, 1876.Swedishancestry.Died in St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.,November3, 1921 (age84 years, 114days).Interment at Skandian Grove Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Elna Anderson and Nels Anderson.
		See alsoMinnesotaLegislator record

CalvaryCemetery
St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Andrew Cook (1875-1944) — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.Born in1875.Mayorof St. Peter, Minn., 1944; died in office 1944.DiedOctober17, 1944 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

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See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

GreenhillCemetery
St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota

John Albert Johnson (1861-1909) — also known asAlbert Johnson — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.Born in alogcabin, near St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.,July 28,1861.Democrat. Candidate forMinnesotastate house of representatives District 17, 1888; member ofMinnesotastate senate 20th District, 1899-1902;Governor ofMinnesota, 1905-09; died in office 1909; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1908.Presbyterian.Swedishancestry. Member,Elks;Woodmen.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,September20, 1909 (age48 years, 54days).Interment at Greenhill Cemetery; statue atStateCapitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.; statue atNicollet County Courthouse Grounds.

Politicians buriedhere:

Ansgar Laurentius Almen (1887-1963) — also known asA. L. Almen — of Minnesota. Born in New London,KandiyohiCounty, Minn.,March 8,1887.Member ofMinnesotastate senate 13th District, 1935-54.Swedishancestry.DiedNovember19, 1963 (age76 years, 256days).Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Lars Gustav Almen and Elizabeth Christina (Johnson)Almen.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —MinnesotaLegislator record

Nicollet CountyCourthouse Grounds
St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota

John Albert Johnson (1861-1909) — also known asAlbert Johnson — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.Born in alogcabin, near St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.,July 28,1861.Democrat. Candidate forMinnesotastate house of representatives District 17, 1888; member ofMinnesotastate senate 20th District, 1899-1902;Governor ofMinnesota, 1905-09; died in office 1909; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1908.Presbyterian.Swedishancestry. Member,Elks;Woodmen.Died in Rochester,OlmstedCounty, Minn.,September20, 1909 (age48 years, 54days).Interment atGreenhill Cemetery; statue atStateCapitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.; statue at Nicollet CountyCourthouse Grounds.

Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:

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