Knute Nelson
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Knute Nelson was a Norwegian-American politician who served as governor of Minnesota and later as a U.S. senator, becoming one of the state's most influential early 20th-century political figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knute Nelson canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian-American
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Henry Nelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ida Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Norway
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1843-02-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1923-04-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Albany Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norwegian American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Knute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of Knute Nelson ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Knute Nelson Memorial Park, Alexandria, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Norwegian ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | private ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Scandinavian-born U.S. senator
ⓘ
first Scandinavian-born governor of Minnesota ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for rural interests in Minnesota ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
Governor of Minnesota term end 1895-01-31
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U.S. Representative from Minnesota term end 1889-03-03 ⓘ U.S. Senator from Minnesota term end 1923-04-28 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
Governor of Minnesota term start 1893-01-04
ⓘ
U.S. Representative from Minnesota term start 1883-03-04 ⓘ U.S. Senator from Minnesota term start 1895-03-04 ⓘ |
| partOf | progressive era Republican politics in Minnesota ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Voss, Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
|
| placeOfResidence | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Minnesota
ⓘ
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the Minnesota Senate ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| represented |
Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
Minnesota in the United States Senate ⓘ |
| spouse | Nicholina Jacobsen Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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