Lauritsen, Marcus
House 1905-06 (District 17)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1861
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Denmark
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Tyler
Occupation (when first elected):
Banking and Real Estate Business
EDUCATION
Common Schools, Germany; At Least Elementary School;
Business School, Germany; Postsecondary;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Lincoln County, Minnesota (Board of County Commissioners, Member and Chair, 4 years);
1??? to 1???
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Troy, New York in 1879. He moved to Newark, New Jersey in 1882. He came to Chicago, Illinois in 1883. He moved to Tyler, Minnesota in 1884.
He established a Danish Colony at Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1902.
Elected: 11/8/1904
Residence: Tyler
Term of Office: 1/3/1905 to 1/7/1907
Counties Represented:
Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Banking and Real Estate Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Banks
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Immigration
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Insurance
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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