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Knute Nelson House

Historic residence · Alexandria, United States

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Knute Nelson House
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About Knute Nelson

Knute Nelson was a Norwegian-born American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesota legislatures and to the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota, and served as the 12th governor of Minnesota from 1893 to 1895. Having served in the Senate for 28 years, 55 days, he is the longest-serving Senator in Minnesota's history.

From the Wikipedia article “Knute Nelson”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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