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Gottfrid Lindsten

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Gottfried Lindsten
Lindsten c. 1936
29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939
GovernorElmer Austin Benson
Preceded byWilliam B. Richardson
as Acting Lieutenant Governor
Succeeded byC. Elmer Anderson
Personal details
BornJune 27, 1887
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedJune 2, 1961(1961-06-02) (aged 73)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political partyMinnesota Farmer-Labor Party
SpousePearle
Professionalderman, lobbyist, railroad conductor

Gottfried T. Lindsten (June 27, 1887 – June 2, 1961) was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.[1][2]

Gottfried T. Lindsten was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He had been employed as a railroad conductor and later as an alderman and lobbyist. He became Lieutenant Governor under Governor Elmer Austin Benson serving from January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939. He was an alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota in 1944. He died in 1961 in Minneapolis. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Gottfrid T. Lindsten Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Minnesota Historical Society)
  2. ^ Gottfrid T. Lindsten (State of Minnesota,)
  3. ^ Lindsten, Gottfrid (The Political Graveyard)
Party political offices
Preceded by Farmer–Labor nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1936
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
William B. Richardson
Acting Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1937–1939
Succeeded by