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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Minnesota: Members of the @ Railroad and Warehouse Commission</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Edgerton</a> 1872 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#041.11.99">William R. Marshall</a> 1874 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randall-randlett.html#235.23.45">J. J. Randall</a> 1874 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#041.11.99">William R. Marshall</a> 1876 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker5.html#641.67.28">James H. Baker</a> 1882 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker5.html#641.67.28">James H. Baker</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/becker.html#407.28.08">George L. Becker</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murdock.html#296.39.82">S. S. Murdock</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/austin.html#344.10.01">Horace Austin</a> 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gibbs-giboyeaux.html#834.22.98">John L. Gibbs</a> 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#100.96.22">John P. Williams</a> 1889 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/liggett-linblad.html#308.65.25">William M. Liggett</a> 1891 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#103.73.67">Ira B. Mills</a> 1893 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kingsley.html#908.55.66">Nathan Kingsley</a> 1896 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#010.76.48">P. M. Ringdal</a> 1899 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knox.html#916.46.58">Thomas J. Knox</a> 1900 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#188.51.21">J. G. Miller</a> 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#103.73.67">Ira B. Mills</a> 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanwood-starin.html#412.46.85">C. F. Staples</a> 1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young9.html#557.44.02">William E. Young</a> 1905 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elmquist-elwyn.html#058.13.62">Charles E. Elmquist</a> 1909 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jacobsen-jalbert.html#992.87.86">Ole P. B. Jacobson</a> 1914 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purchio-puthuff.html#425.30.68">Fred W. Putman</a> 1917 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowen.html#023.51.16">Ivan Bowen</a> 1921 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sterling.html#477.37.24">Charles W. Sterling</a> 1923 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mathewson-matthaei.html#205.79.57">Frank W. Matson</a> 1923 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/latno-lavorato.html#822.00.07">Christian J. Laurisch</a> 1927 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#244.50.11">Knud Wefald</a> 1933-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#451.38.26">Charles Munn</a> 1935-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atwood.html#358.08.78">Harold R. Atwood</a> 1936-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perryman-petersen.html#460.39.67">Hjalmar Petersen</a> 1937 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mathewson-matthaei.html#205.79.57">Frank W. Matson</a> 1939-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hollowell-holmer.html#517.61.64">N. J. Holmberg</a> 1941-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nolan.html#432.08.85">W. I. Nolan</a> 1943 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson7.html#005.87.26">Rollin G. Johnson</a> 1943 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chase.html#291.46.65">Ray P. Chase</a> 1945-47 <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1872 Jan 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ede-edlin.html#756.55.09">Alonzo J. Edgerton</a>, appointed. <li> 1874 Mar 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#041.11.99">William R. Marshall</a>, appointed; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randall-randlett.html#235.23.45">J. J. Randall</a>, appointed. <li> 1876 Jan 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marshall.html#041.11.99">William R. Marshall</a>, appointed. <li> 1882 Jan 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker5.html#641.67.28">James H. Baker</a>, appointed. <li> 1885 Apr 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker5.html#641.67.28">James H. Baker</a>, appointed; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murdock.html#296.39.82">S. S. Murdock</a>, appointed; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/becker.html#407.28.08">George L. Becker</a>, appointed. <li> 1887 Jan 12: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/austin.html#344.10.01">Horace Austin</a>, appointed; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gibbs-giboyeaux.html#834.22.98">John L. Gibbs</a>, appointed. <li> 1889 Jan 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#100.96.22">John P. Williams</a>, appointed. <li> 1891 Jan 22: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/liggett-linblad.html#308.65.25">William M. Liggett</a>, appointed. <li> 1893 Jan 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#103.73.67">Ira B. Mills</a>, appointed. <li> 1896 Nov 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kingsley.html#908.55.66">Nathan Kingsley</a>, appointed. <li> 1899 Jan 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#010.76.48">P. M. Ringdal</a>, appointed. <li> 1900 Jan 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knox.html#916.46.58">Thomas J. Knox</a>, appointed. <li> 1900 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#103.73.67">Ira B. Mills</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller5.html#188.51.21">J. G. Miller</a>, elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanwood-starin.html#412.46.85">C. F. Staples</a>, elected. <li> 1904 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young9.html#557.44.02">William E. Young</a>, elected. <li> 1906 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#303.96.82">Anton Schaefer</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1916 Jun 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#103.73.67">Ira B. Mills</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steelman-steil.html#444.72.11">Elias Steenerson</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1916 Jun 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#423.38.08">John Lind</a> (Prohibition), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin6.html#662.01.23">Lou W. Martin</a> (Prohibition), defeated in primary. <li> 1916 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#103.73.67">Ira B. Mills</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heathman-hedlund.html#885.36.04">O. A. Hedin</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#423.38.08">John Lind</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1930 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mathewson-matthaei.html#205.79.57">Frank W. Matson</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson3.html#790.30.75">Elmer Gottfreid Johnson</a> (Farmer-Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blodget-blouin.html#603.68.63">August Blomquist</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/majors-malloney.html#205.56.99">Nick Maki</a> (Communist), defeated. <li> 1934 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#451.38.26">Charles Munn</a> (Farmer-Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/latno-lavorato.html#822.00.07">Christian J. Laurisch</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clippert-clynick.html#747.46.16">Robert G. Close</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1936 Oct 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#244.50.11">Knud Wefald</a>, died in office. <li> 1936 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perryman-petersen.html#460.39.67">Hjalmar Petersen</a> (Farmer-Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mathewson-matthaei.html#205.79.57">Frank W. Matson</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#105.54.83">Arthur N. Cosgrove</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1940: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hollowell-holmer.html#517.61.64">N. J. Holmberg</a>, elected. <li> 1944 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chase.html#291.46.65">Ray P. Chase</a>, elected. <li> 1946 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hollowell-holmer.html#517.61.64">N. J. Holmberg</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#256.15.26">Paul A. Rasmussen</a> (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), defeated. <li> 1950 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#877.19.77">Leonard E. Lindquist</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccarthy.html#502.23.31">Joe McCarthy</a> (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), defeated. <li> 1950 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html#877.19.77">Leonard E. Lindquist</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benson.html#250.39.09">Carl J. Benson</a> (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), defeated. <li> 1958 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson7.html#400.78.40">Ronald L. Anderson</a> (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#283.10.33">Ewald W. 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