Lund, Charles A.
Senate 1923-30 (District 50)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Otter Tail
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/14/1878
Birth Place:
Hudson, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/22/1959
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Vining
Occupation (when first elected):
Law, Land, and Loan Business/Secretary-Treasurer; Farmers' Publishing Co., Fergus Falls/Cashier, Lunds State Bank/Former Store Clerk/Former School Teacher/Former Railroad Spiker/Former Grain Buyer
EDUCATION
Vining Grade School; Elementary School;
Concordia College, Moorhead; College Graduate; 1896
St. Paul College of Law; Bachelor of Law; 1904, Admitted to the Bar
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Mayor:
Vining, Minnesota (Village President/Mayor);
1??? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Vining, Minnesota (School Board President);
1??? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mathilda Wessberg (married on June 30, 1908)
Children:
Four children: Corinne, Charlotte, and Winnifred (daughters, while in office); Wesley (son, died before he served)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Vining, Minnesota at an early age, with his parents.
He was a Progressive in politics.
His funeral was held at Vining Lutheran Church on January 26, 1959.
He was a member of Vining Lutheran Church.
Religion provided by In Memoriam.
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/2/1926
Residence: Vining
Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
Counties Represented:
Otter Tail
Occupation: Banker/Lawyer/Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Judiciary
-
Public Health
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
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Telephone and Telegraph
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Temperance
-
Towns and Counties
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/2/1926
Residence: Vining
Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931
Counties Represented:
Otter Tail
Occupation: None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Judiciary
-
Public Health
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Telephone and Telegraph
-
Temperance
-
Towns and Counties
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/7/1922
Residence: Vining
Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
Counties Represented:
Otter Tail
Occupation: Law, Land, and Loan Business/Secretary-Treasurer; Farmers' Publishing Co., Fergus Falls/Cashier, Lund's State Bank/Former Store Clerk/Former School Teacher/Former Railroad Spiker/Former Grain Buyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Judiciary
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Telephone and Telegraph
-
Temperance
-
Towns and Counties
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/7/1922
Residence: Vining
Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927
Counties Represented:
Otter Tail
Occupation: Law, Land, and Loan Business/Secretary-Treasurer; Farmers' Publishing Co., Fergus Falls/Cashier, Lunds State Bank/Former Store Clerk/Former School Teacher/Former Railroad Spiker/Former Grain Buyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banks and Banking
-
Judiciary
-
Public Institutions and Buildings
-
Re-apportionment
-
Temperance
-
Towns, Counties and Municipalities
Articles & Books About
In Memoriam: Senators Claude Baughman, O.H. Griggs, Charles A. Lund, Archie H. Miller, Hans C. Pedersen, Edward R. Ribenack, and R.C. Sletten. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 3, 1959.
- The information on Charles A. Lund also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 3, 1959, p. 907-908.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.