Theden, Gustav "Gustaf"
Senate 1895-98 (District 33)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/12/1862
Birth Place:
Nor, Vermland
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
??/??/1927
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Mission Covenant
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Gustaf
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Editor, Minneapolis Veckoblad/Former Editor, Missions Vannen, Chicago, Illinois, 8 years
EDUCATION
Schools in Sweden; Elementary School;
Schools in Sweden; Secondary;
Karlstad University, Sweden; College Graduate; 1880
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing and Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897 list his first name as Gustav. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1895 and 1897 list both Gustav and Gustaf.
He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1880. He came to Minnesota in 1889.
He was a member of the Swedish Mission Covenant Church.
Body: Senate
District: 33
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Editor, Minneapolis Veckoblad/Former Editor, Missions Vennen, Chicago, Illinois, 8 years
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Drainage
-
Education
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Immigration (Chair)
-
Labor
-
Mines and Minerals
Body: Senate
District: 33
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Editor, Minneapolis Veckoblad/Former Editor, Missions Vannen, Chicago, Illinois, 8 years
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Drainage
-
Geological and Natural History Survey
-
Labor
-
Normal Schools
-
Printing
-
Temperance (Chair)