Peterson, Ludvig
House 1923-26 (District 67)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Kittson
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/23/1862
Birth Place:
Klippan
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
3/21/1928
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Pederson |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Lancaster
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Poppleton, Minnesota (Town Board of Supervisors, President, 5 years);
[Dates Unknown]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married (married in 1888)
Children:
Six children: (3 sons, 3 daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his last name as Pederson. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1925 and 1923, and the Minnesota Journal of the House, 1923, 1925, and 1929 list Peterson.
He came to Moorhead, Minnesota in May 1882 and moved to Kittson County, Minnesota in 1884.
He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party. (Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1923, and 1925)
He died at home near Lancaster, Minnesota.
Elected: 11/4/1924
Residence: Kennedy
Term of Office: 1/6/1925 to 1/3/1927
Counties Represented:
Kittson
Occupation: Farmer/Former Director and President, Lancaster Co-operative Creamery/Former President, Lancaster Co-operative Elevator Co./Former Director, Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Lancaster
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Party Notes: He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party. (Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1923, and 1925)
Committees:
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Drainage
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Reapportionment
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State Development and Immigration
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State Prison
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University and State Schools
Elected: 11/7/1922
Residence: Lancaster
Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/5/1925
Counties Represented:
Kittson
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Party Notes: He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party. (Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1923, and 1925)
Committees:
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Drainage
-
Re-apportionment
-
State Development and Immigration
-
State Prison
-
University and State Schools