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data-file-height="1460" /></a><figcaption>James Thompson McCleary</figcaption></figure> <p><b>James Thompson McCleary</b> (February 5, 1853 – December 17, 1924) was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_representative" class="mw-redirect" title="United States representative">United States representative</a> from <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>. Born in <a href="/wiki/Ingersoll,_Ontario" title="Ingersoll, Ontario">Ingersoll, Ontario</a>, Canada, he was educated at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ingersoll_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ingersoll High School (page does not exist)">Ingersoll High School</a> and <a href="/wiki/McGill_University" title="McGill University">McGill University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>). He engaged as superintendent of the <a href="/wiki/Pierce_County,_Wisconsin" title="Pierce County, Wisconsin">Pierce County, Wisconsin</a> schools until 1881 when he resigned and moved to Minnesota and became State Institute conductor of Minnesota and professor in the <a href="/wiki/Normal_school" title="Normal school">normal school</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mankato,_Minnesota" title="Mankato, Minnesota">Mankato, Minnesota</a>. He was president of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Minnesota_Educational_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minnesota Educational Association (page does not exist)">Minnesota Educational Association</a> in 1891.<sup id="cite_ref-congbio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-congbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McCleary was elected as a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party (U.S.)">Republican</a> to the <a href="/wiki/53rd_United_States_Congress" title="53rd United States Congress">53rd</a>, <a href="/wiki/54th_United_States_Congress" title="54th United States Congress">54th</a>, <a href="/wiki/55th_United_States_Congress" title="55th United States Congress">55th</a>, <a href="/wiki/56th_United_States_Congress" title="56th United States Congress">56th</a>, <a href="/wiki/57th_United_States_Congress" title="57th United States Congress">57th</a>, <a href="/wiki/58th_United_States_Congress" title="58th United States Congress">58th</a>, and <a href="/wiki/59th_United_States_Congress" title="59th United States Congress">59th congresses</a>, holding office from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1907.<sup id="cite_ref-congbio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-congbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cd_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was defeated for reelection in 1906 to the <a href="/wiki/60th_United_States_Congress" title="60th United States Congress">Sixtieth congress</a> and was appointed Second Assistant <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postmaster_General" title="United States Postmaster General">Postmaster General</a> during <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a>’s administration, holding that office from March 29, 1907, until his resignation on September 15, 1908.<sup id="cite_ref-congbio_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-congbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was secretary of the <a href="/wiki/American_Iron_and_Steel_Institute" title="American Iron and Steel Institute">American Iron and Steel Institute</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> from 1911 to 1920; he and moved to <a href="/wiki/Maiden_Rock,_Wisconsin" title="Maiden Rock, Wisconsin">Maiden Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pierce_County,_Wisconsin" title="Pierce County, Wisconsin">Pierce County, Wisconsin</a>, and engaged in farming and thence to <a href="/wiki/Mill_Valley,_California" title="Mill Valley, California">Mill Valley, California</a>, and engaged in literary pursuits.<sup id="cite_ref-congbio_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-congbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He returned to Maiden Rock in 1924 and that year died in <a href="/wiki/La_Crosse,_Wisconsin" title="La Crosse, Wisconsin">La Crosse</a>. 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(active)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota01 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 1st congressional district">1st district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">Territorial Delegate, 1849–1858</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Henry_Hastings_Sibley" title="Henry Hastings Sibley">Sibley</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Rice" title="Henry M. Rice">Rice</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_W._Kingsbury" title="William W. Kingsbury">Kingsbury</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1863–1933</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Windom" title="William Windom">Windom</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Morton_S._Wilkinson" title="Morton S. Wilkinson">Wilkinson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mark_H._Dunnell" title="Mark H. Dunnell">Dunnell</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Milo_White" title="Milo White">While</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Wilson_(Minnesota_politician)" title="Thomas Wilson (Minnesota politician)">T. Wilson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mark_H._Dunnell" title="Mark H. Dunnell">Dunnell</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_H._Harries" title="William H. Harries">Harries</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/James_Albertus_Tawney" class="mw-redirect" title="James Albertus Tawney">Tawney</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Anderson" title="Sydney Anderson">Anderson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Allen_J._Furlow" title="Allen J. Furlow">Furlow</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Victor_Christgau" title="Victor Christgau">Christgau</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1935–present</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/August_H._Andresen" title="August H. Andresen">Andresen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Al_Quie" title="Al Quie">Quie</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Arlen_Erdahl" title="Arlen Erdahl">Erdahl</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tim_Penny" title="Tim Penny">Penny</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Gil_Gutknecht" title="Gil Gutknecht">Gutknecht</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Walz</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hagedorn" title="Jim Hagedorn">J. Hagedorn</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Brad_Finstad" title="Brad Finstad">Finstad</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota02 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 2nd congressional district">2nd district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1863–1933</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ignatius_L._Donnelly" title="Ignatius L. Donnelly">Donnelly</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Eugene_McLanahan_Wilson" class="mw-redirect" title="Eugene McLanahan Wilson">E.M. Wilson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_T._Averill" title="John T. Averill">Averill</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Horace_B._Strait" title="Horace B. Strait">Strait</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Henry_Poehler" title="Henry Poehler">Poehler</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Horace_B._Strait" title="Horace B. Strait">Strait</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/James_Wakefield" title="James Wakefield">Wakefield</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Lind_(politician)" title="John Lind (politician)">Lind</a></dd> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">McCleary</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott_Hammond" title="Winfield Scott Hammond">Hammond</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Ellsworth" title="Franklin Ellsworth">Ellsworth</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Frank_Clague" title="Frank Clague">Clague</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1935–present</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elmer_Ryan" title="Elmer Ryan">Ryan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._O%27Hara" title="Joseph P. O'Hara">O'Hara</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ancher_Nelsen" title="Ancher Nelsen">Nelsen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hagedorn" title="Tom Hagedorn">T. Hagedorn</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Vin_Weber" title="Vin Weber">Weber</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/David_Minge" title="David Minge">Minge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mark_Kennedy_(politician)" title="Mark Kennedy (politician)">Kennedy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Kline_(politician)" title="John Kline (politician)">Kline</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jason_Lewis_(Minnesota_politician)" title="Jason Lewis (Minnesota politician)">Lewis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Angie_Craig" title="Angie Craig">Craig</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota03 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 3rd congressional district">3rd district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1873–1933</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_T._Averill" title="John T. Averill">Averill</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_S._King" title="William S. King">King</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jacob_H._Stewart" title="Jacob H. Stewart">Stewart</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_D._Washburn" title="William D. Washburn">Washburn</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Horace_B._Strait" title="Horace B. Strait">Strait</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_L._MacDonald" title="John L. MacDonald">MacDonald</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Darwin_Hall" title="Darwin Hall">D. Hall</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Osee_M._Hall" title="Osee M. Hall">O. Hall</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Joel_Heatwole" title="Joel Heatwole">Heatwole</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charles_Russell_Davis" title="Charles Russell Davis">Davis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/August_H._Andresen" title="August H. Andresen">Andresen</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1935–present</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Lundeen" title="Ernest Lundeen">Lundeen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Henry_Teigan" title="Henry Teigan">Teigan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_G._Alexander" title="John G. Alexander">Alexander</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Richard_P._Gale" title="Richard P. Gale">Gale</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Gallagher_(politician)" title="William Gallagher (politician)">Gallagher</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/George_MacKinnon" title="George MacKinnon">MacKinnon</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Roy_Wier" title="Roy Wier">Wier</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Clark_MacGregor" title="Clark MacGregor">MacGregor</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bill_Frenzel" title="Bill Frenzel">Frenzel</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ramstad" title="Jim Ramstad">Ramstad</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Erik_Paulsen" title="Erik Paulsen">Paulsen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dean_Phillips" title="Dean Phillips">Phillips</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota04 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 4th congressional district">4th district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1883–1933</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_D._Washburn" title="William D. Washburn">Washburn</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Gilfillan" title="John Gilfillan">Gilfillan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Rice_(politician)" title="Edmund Rice (politician)">Rice</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Snider" title="Samuel Snider">Snider</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/James_Castle_(politician)" title="James Castle (politician)">Castle</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Kiefer" title="Andrew Kiefer">Kiefer</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Stevens_(American_politician)" title="Frederick Stevens (American politician)">Stevens</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Carl_Van_Dyke" title="Carl Van Dyke">Van Dyke</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Keller" title="Oscar Keller">Keller</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Maas" title="Melvin Maas">Maas</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1935–present</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Maas" title="Melvin Maas">Maas</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Frank_Starkey" title="Frank Starkey">Starkey</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Edward_Devitt" title="Edward Devitt">Devitt</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Eugene_McCarthy" title="Eugene McCarthy">McCarthy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Karth" title="Joseph Karth">Karth</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Vento" title="Bruce Vento">Vento</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Betty_McCollum" title="Betty McCollum">McCollum</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota05 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 5th congressional district">5th district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1883–1933</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Knute_Nelson" title="Knute Nelson">Nelson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Comstock" title="Solomon Comstock">Comstock</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kittel_Halvorson" title="Kittel Halvorson">Halvorson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Loren_Fletcher" title="Loren Fletcher">Fletcher</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Lind_(politician)" title="John Lind (politician)">Lind</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Loren_Fletcher" title="Loren Fletcher">Fletcher</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Frank_Nye" title="Frank Nye">Nye</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/George_Ross_Smith" title="George Ross Smith">Smith</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Lundeen" title="Ernest Lundeen">Lundeen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Walter_Newton" title="Walter Newton">Newton</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_I._Nolan" title="William I. Nolan">W. Nolan</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1935–present</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Christianson" title="Theodore Christianson">Christianson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dewey_Johnson_(Minnesota_politician)" title="Dewey Johnson (Minnesota politician)">D. Johnson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Youngdahl" title="Oscar Youngdahl">Youngdahl</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Walter_Judd_(politician)" title="Walter Judd (politician)">Judd</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Donald_M._Fraser" title="Donald M. Fraser">Fraser</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Martin_Olav_Sabo" title="Martin Olav Sabo">Sabo</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Keith_Ellison" title="Keith Ellison">Ellison</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ilhan_Omar" title="Ilhan Omar">Omar</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota06 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 6th congressional district">6th district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1893–1933</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Baldwin" title="Melvin Baldwin">Baldwin</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Towne" title="Charles A. Towne">Towne</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Page_Morris" title="Page Morris">Morris</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Buckman" title="Clarence Buckman">Buckman</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charles_August_Lindbergh" title="Charles August Lindbergh">Lindbergh</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Harold_Knutson" title="Harold Knutson">H. Knutson</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1935–present</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Harold_Knutson" title="Harold Knutson">H. Knutson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fred_Marshall_(American_politician)" title="Fred Marshall (American politician)">Marshall</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Alec_G._Olson" title="Alec G. Olson">Olson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_M._Zwach" title="John M. Zwach">Zwach</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rick_Nolan" title="Rick Nolan">R. Nolan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Vin_Weber" title="Vin Weber">Weber</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Sikorski" title="Gerry Sikorski">Sikorski</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rod_Grams" title="Rod Grams">Grams</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bill_Luther" title="Bill Luther">Luther</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mark_Kennedy_(politician)" title="Mark Kennedy (politician)">Kennedy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Michele_Bachmann" title="Michele Bachmann">Bachmann</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tom_Emmer" title="Tom Emmer">Emmer</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota07 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 7th congressional district">7th district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1893–1933</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Haldor_Boen" title="Haldor Boen">Boen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Frank_Eddy" title="Frank Eddy">Eddy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Volstead" title="Andrew Volstead">Volstead</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ole_J._Kvale" title="Ole J. Kvale">O. Kvale</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Paul_John_Kvale" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul John Kvale">P. Kvale</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1935–present</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Paul_John_Kvale" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul John Kvale">P. Kvale</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Herman_Carl_Andersen" class="mw-redirect" title="Herman Carl Andersen">Andersen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Odin_Langen" title="Odin Langen">Langen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bergland" title="Robert Bergland">Bergland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Arlan_Stangeland" title="Arlan Stangeland">Stangeland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Collin_Peterson" title="Collin Peterson">Peterson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Fischbach" title="Michelle Fischbach">Fischbach</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota08 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 8th congressional district">8th district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1903–1933</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/James_Bede" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bede">Bede</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Clarence_B._Miller" title="Clarence B. Miller">Miller</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Leighton_Carss" title="William Leighton Carss">Carss</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Larson" title="Oscar Larson">Larson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Leighton_Carss" title="William Leighton Carss">Carss</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Alvin_Pittenger" title="William Alvin Pittenger">Pittenger</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1935–present</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Alvin_Pittenger" title="William Alvin Pittenger">Pittenger</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Bernard_(American_politician)" title="John Bernard (American politician)">Bernard</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Alvin_Pittenger" title="William Alvin Pittenger">Pittenger</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Blatnik" title="John Blatnik">Blatnik</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jim_Oberstar" title="Jim Oberstar">Oberstar</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chip_Cravaack" title="Chip Cravaack">Cravaack</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rick_Nolan" title="Rick Nolan">R. Nolan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pete_Stauber" title="Pete Stauber">Stauber</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Districts_9–10_and_statewide_general_ticket_(obsolete)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Districts 9–10 and statewide general ticket (obsolete)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota09 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 9th congressional district">9th district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1903–33</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Halvor_Steenerson" title="Halvor Steenerson">Steenerson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Knud_Wefald" title="Knud Wefald">Wefald</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Conrad_Selvig" title="Conrad Selvig">Selvig</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1935–63</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rich_T._Buckler" title="Rich T. Buckler">Buckler</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Harold_Hagen" title="Harold Hagen">Hagen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Coya_Knutson" title="Coya Knutson">C. Knutson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Odin_Langen" title="Odin Langen">Langen</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="Minnesota10 !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 10th congressional district">10th district</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1915–33</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Thomas_D._Schall" title="Thomas D. Schall">Schall</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Godfrey_G._Goodwin" title="Godfrey G. Goodwin">Goodwin</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><span data-sort-value="MinnesotaAL !"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's at-large congressional district">General ticket</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">1858–63</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/James_M._Cavanaugh" title="James M. Cavanaugh">Cavanaugh</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Wallace_Phelps" title="William Wallace Phelps">Phelps</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Windom" title="William Windom">Windom</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cyrus_Aldrich" title="Cyrus Aldrich">Aldrich</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1913–15</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/James_Manahan" title="James Manahan">Manahan</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">1933–35</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Arens" title="Henry M. Arens">Arens</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ray_P._Chase" title="Ray P. Chase">Chase</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Christianson" title="Theodore Christianson">Christianson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Einar_Hoidale" title="Einar Hoidale">Hoidale</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Magnus_Johnson" title="Magnus Johnson">Johnson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Harold_Knutson" title="Harold Knutson">H. Knutson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Paul_John_Kvale" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul John Kvale">P. 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