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class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">John L. MacDonald</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:JohnLMacDonald.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/JohnLMacDonald.jpg/220px-JohnLMacDonald.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/JohnLMacDonald.jpg/330px-JohnLMacDonald.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/JohnLMacDonald.jpg 2x" data-file-width="353" data-file-height="492" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a></span><br />from <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 3rd congressional district">3rd</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Horace_B._Strait" title="Horace B. Strait">Horace B. Strait</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Osee_M._Hall" title="Osee M. Hall">Osee M. Hall</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">Minnesota Senate</a></span><br />from the 21st district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 1873 – January 1, 1877</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Robert H. Rose</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">William Henry</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">Minnesota Senate</a></span><br />from the 18th district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 1871 – January 1, 1872</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">William Henry</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">George Washington Batchelder</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">Minnesota House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 18th district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 5, 1869 – January 2, 1871</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">William Henry</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">W.V. Sencerbox</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">John Louis MacDonald</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1838-02-22</span>)</span>February 22, 1838<br /><a href="/wiki/Glasgow,_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Glasgow, Scotland">Glasgow, Scotland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">July 13, 1903<span style="display:none">(1903-07-13)</span> (aged 65)<br /><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Mary Hennessy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shakopee,_Minnesota" title="Shakopee, Minnesota">Shakopee, Minnesota</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Attorney</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Louis MacDonald</b> (February 22, 1838 – July 13, 1903) 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> and a member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_L._MacDonald&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MacDonald was born February 22, 1838, in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-Progressive_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Progressive-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He immigrated to <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a>, Canada, with his parents. In 1847, the family settled in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania. They again moved in 1855, to Minnesota, and settled in <a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Minnesota" title="Scott County, Minnesota">Scott County</a>, where MacDonald studied law.<sup id="cite_ref-Progressive_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Progressive-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_career">Legal career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_L._MacDonald&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Legal career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MacDonald was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice at <a href="/wiki/Belle_Plaine,_Minnesota" title="Belle Plaine, Minnesota">Belle Plaine, Minnesota</a>. He served as a judge of the probate court of Scott County in 1860 and 1861. During the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Civil War">Civil War</a> he was commissioned to enlist and muster volunteers for the <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">Union Army</a>. He also served as prosecuting attorney of Scott County in 1863 and 1864. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_L._MacDonald&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MacDonald served as county superintendent of schools in 1865 and 1866. He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">Minnesota House of Representatives</a>, serving in 1869 and 1870; and then served in the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">Minnesota Senate</a> in 1871 and from 1873 to 1876.<sup id="cite_ref-Expires_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Expires-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He ran unsuccessfully candidate for attorney general in 1872 on the Democratic ticket. He was then elected mayor of <a href="/wiki/Shakopee" class="mw-redirect" title="Shakopee">Shakopee</a> in 1876. He was elected judge of the eighth judicial district of Minnesota in 1876 for a term of seven years and reelected without opposition in 1883.<sup id="cite_ref-Progressive_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Progressive-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1886, he was elected as a Democrat to the <a href="/wiki/50th_United_States_Congress" title="50th United States Congress">50th congress</a>; he subsequently resigned as judge.<sup id="cite_ref-Progressive_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Progressive-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served in Congress from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889. He ran again in 1888, but lost. He subsequently returned to being a lawyer in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a>. In 1898, he moved to <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a>, where he continued to practice law. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_L._MacDonald&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MacDonald died from heart disease at his home in Kansas City on July 13, 1903.<sup id="cite_ref-Expires_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Expires-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was working as a lawyer until his death. 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MacDonald (id: M000003)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Biographical+Directory+of+the+United+States+Congress&rft.atitle=John+L.+MacDonald+%28id%3A+M000003%29&rft.au=United+States+Congress&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbioguide.congress.gov%2Fscripts%2Fbiodisplay.pl%3Findex%3DM000003&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+L.+MacDonald" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Horace_B._Strait" title="Horace B. 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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 href="/wiki/James_McCleary_(politician)" title="James McCleary (politician)">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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. 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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. 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