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Norwegians in office in Minneapolis
Norwegians in office in Minneapolis er en liste over 46 nordmenn i offentlige stillinger i Minneapolis i perioden 1871-1899.
Martin Ulvestad konkluderer i sin bok i 1901 at han har funnet 593 postmaster, 116 county commisioners, 113 justices of the peace, 105 county registers of deeds, 94 members of the legislature, 77 postalclerks,63 sheriffs, 61 county treasurers, 47 clerks of court, 46 aldermen, 43 county auditors, 31 mayors of larger cities, 31 notary publics, 27 county clerks, 27 countysuperintendents of schools, 24 judges, 20 police chiefs, 20 coroners, 19 school oard members, 25 city clerks, 13 city treasurers, 13 tax collectors, 13 fire captains, 12 fire wardens, 10 street commissioners of large cities, and 5 presidents ofcity boards schools. Idet hele 1.648 offices (offentlige tjenestemenn), de fleste av dem i tjeneste i 1900
- A.E.Rice, republikansk senator 1870
- Geo H. Johnson, republikansk sheriff 1871-1877
- A.H.Edsten, republikaner i City Council 1874-1876
- Sven Oftedal, republikaner i Board of Education 1876-1886
- Geo H. Johnson, republikaner i House of Republican 1877
- A.C.Haugan, republikaner i City Council 1878-1888
- Karl Bendeke, demokrat i Ciyu Council 1878-1879
- Andrew Tharaldsen, republikaner i House of Rep. 1879-1881
- Andrew Ueland, republikaner i Court Commission 1881-1883
- Andrew Ueland, republikaner i Judge of Probat 1883-1887
- Svend Oftedal, republikaner i Bd. Public Library 1885-1895
- Lars Swenson, republkaner i City Council 1885-1886
- Ole Byorum, republikaner i City Council 1885
- W.W.Wraaman, demokrat i County Supt. Schools 1886-1888
- Peter M. Dahl, republikaner, County Surveyer 1887-1891
- Lars Swenson, republikaner i Court House Com 1887
- Severt Ellingson, republikaner i House of Rep 1887-89
- A.C.Haugan, republikaner i Park Board 1888-1894
- S.E. Olson, republikaner i Governors Staff 1889-1899
- F.A.Husher, republikaner i House of Rep. 1889
- C.P.Enstad, republikaner i City Council 1889-1891
- Chris Ellingsen, republikaner i City Council 1889-1891
- John A. Blichfeldt, republikaner i City Council 1889-1893
- O.P. Flaten, republikaner i City Council 1889-1891
- M. Falk Gjertsen, republikaner i County Supt. Schools 1889-1891
- Halvor Askeland, republikaner, Asst. Public Librarian
- Kristian Heiberg, republikaner, Asst. Public Librarian 1889
- Chas. M Reese, republikaner, State Weighmaster 1889-1899
- H.H. Gjertsen, republikaner, Board of Polce Commissioner 1889-1891
- Luth. Jaeger, demokrat, Board of Education 1890-1894
- F.A.Husher, republikaner , US Consul, Port Stanley
- Kristian Kortgaard, demokrat, City Treasurer 1891-1893
- H.O. Peterson, demoktat, County Treasurer 1891-1893
- Fred A. Schwartz, demokrat i City Council 1891-1899
- Lars M. Rand, demokrat i City Council 1891-1903
- A.C.Haugan, demokrat, City Treasurer 1893-1897
- F.W. Cappelen, demokrat, City Engineer 1892-1899
- Peter M. Dahl, republikaner, County Surveyer 1895-1897
- Chris Ellingsen, republikaner i House of Rep 1895-1897
- J.F.Dahl, republikaner, House of rep 1895-1897
- M. Falk Gjertsen, republikaner, Bd. Public Library 1895-1897
- Hans Simonsen, republikaner i House of Rep. 1897-1899
- James Peterson, republikaner, County Attorney 1897-1899
- Phil. Meegarden, republkaner, Sherif 1899-1901
- Lars Owrie, demokrat, Asst. Supt. Poorhouse 1899
Kilder
- Olaf Morgan Norlie. History of the Norwegian People in America
- Alfred Søderstrøm. Minneapolis Minnen 1899