MOWER COUNTY GENEALOGY

 

Notable Politicians from Mower County

Listed in alphabetical order.

Ayers, Oscar - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Born in Vermont. Republican. Merchant; member of Minnesota state senate 3rd District; elected 1890. Oct. 22, 1837-Dec. 12, 1920

Babcock, Howard William (b. 1917) - also known as Howard W. Babcock - of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Austin, Mower County, Minn., April 7, 1917. Son of Clarence S. Babcock and Irene Mildred (Orrin) Babcock; married, November 12, 1946, to Leontyna Najgrodzka. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Attorney for Nevada, 1958-61. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Optimist Club; Sigma Nu Phi. Still living as of 1964.

Bandler, Carol Lee - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984. Female. Still living as of 1984.

Barnes, Maynard B. (b. 1897) - of Vinton, Benton County, Iowa. Born in Le Roy, Mower County, Minn., July 28, 1897. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Patras, 1919-21; Smyrna, 1921-22; Constantinople, 1922-23; U.S. Consul in Constantinople, 1923-24; SAINT Gall, 1924-25; Berlin, 1925-26; Sofia, 1931-32; U.S. Consul General in Dakar, 1943. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Brede, Ardell F. (b. 1939) - of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Austin, Mower County, Minn., June 23, 1939. Mayor of Rochester, Minn., 2003-. Still living as of 2005.

Brown, Hosmer A. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 4th District, 1877.

Buettner, Joyce Margueritte Ellis (b. 1937) - also known as Joyce E. Buettner - of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Austin, Mower County, Minn., November 17, 1937. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 1993

Campbell, Alexander S. - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904 (alternate), 1908.

Carey, Hubbard - of Mower County, Minn. Republican. Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 6th District; elected 1906.

Christgan, Frederick - of Mower County, Minn. Democrat. Candidate for Minnesota state house of representatives 6th District, 1906.

Christgau, Victor Laurence August (1894-1991) - also known as Victor Christgau - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Born in Austin, Mower County, Minn., September 20, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Minnesota state senate, 1927-29; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1929-33; defeated (Independent), 1932. Lutheran. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1991.

Clough, G. W. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1878.

Deming, H. F. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1876.

Finhert, O. O. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1873.

Gibson, O. W. - of Mower County, Minn. Democrat. Candidate for Minnesota state senate 3rd District, 1890.

Greening, Charles F. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1875-76.

Halverson, Aleck - of Mower County, Minn. Prohibition candidate for Minnesota state house of representatives 6th District, 1906.

Halvorson, Gunder - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1874.

Harris, W. E. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 15th District, 1868-69.

Holand, P. J. - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 5th District, 1959. Member, Moose; Rotary. Still living as of 1959.

Hormel, Jay - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1940. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Minn.

Irgens, John S. - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1875; Secretary of State of Minnesota, 1876-80.

Johnson, R. L. - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916; candidate in primary for Minnesota state treasurer, 1916.

Kingsley, Nathan - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1896; appointed 1896.

Lord, Samuel - of Olmsted County, Minn.; Mower County, Minn. Republican. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 8th District, 1857-58; member of Minnesota state senate 15th District, 1866-67, 1870-71.

Lundberg, Walter - of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Austin, Mower County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (alternate). Still living as of 1952.

Lundberg, Mrs. Walter - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.

Marcusen, Hans - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Mayor of Austin, Minn., 1937.

Neiswanger, David - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952, 1960. Still living as of 1960.

Nelson, Martin A. (b. 1889) - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Born in Hesper, Winneshiek County, Iowa, February 21, 1889. Son of Andrew A. Nelson and Bertha (Jacobson) Nelson; married 1920 to Merle Henifin. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928, 1932; candidate for Minnesota state senate 5th District, 1930; vice-chair of Minnesota Republican Party, 1932; Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1934, 1936; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1942; district judge in Minnesota 10th District, 1944-53; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1953. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Elks; Delta Theta Phi.

Noble, N. K. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1873.

Nolan, W. A. - of Mower County, Minn. Republican. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 6th District; elected 1906.

Officer, W. H. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1879-82.

Page, Sherman - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1872.

Palm, John F. - of Adams, Mower County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

Peavey, Hubert Haskell (1881-1937) - also known as Hubert H. Peavey - of Washburn, Bayfield County, Wis. Born in Adams, Mower County, Minn., January 12, 1881. Son of William H. Peavey. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1913-15; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-35 (11th District 1923-33, 10th District 1933-35). Died in Washburn, Bayfield County, Wis., November 21, 1937. Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Washburn, Wis.

Peck, A. E. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1874.

Rasmussen, Harry - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1936.

Rolfson, M. G. - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Mayor of Austin, Minn., 1952-54. Still living as of 1954.

Sanborn, S. J. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1877-78.

Smith, R. I. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1876-77.

Starks, A. O. (b. 1882) - of Mower County, Minn. Born in Dexter Township, Mower County, Minn., July 23, 1882. Farmer; cattle breeder; member of Minnesota state senate 5th District; elected 1930, 1942. Member, Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.

Stevens, Chandler Harrison - also known as Harry Stevens - of Austin, Mower County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

Stimson, E. J. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1873.

Volstad, H. K. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1878.

Wells, E. H. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1874-75.

Wickoff, J. M. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1872.

Williams, John T. - of Mower County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 4th District, 1872.

Wilson, William A. - of Mower County, Minn. Prohibition candidate for Minnesota state house of representatives 6th District, 1906.