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Elmer Austin Benson

Birth:	Sep. 22, 1895
Death:	Mar. 13, 1985
US Senator, Minnesota Governor. Served in the United States Army during World War I. Also served as a United States Senator from Minnesota from 1935 to 1936, being defeated as Farmer-Labor in 1940, and 1942, Governor of Minnesota from 1937 to 1939, and defeated in 1938, and as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Minnesota in 1944. (bio by: K) Search Amazon for Elmer Benson

Burial: Appleton Cemetery Appleton Swift County Minnesota, USA
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HAPPY. BIRTHDAY!
- Robin Jaggers
Added: Sep. 22, 2012

I remember our conversations when you were a patient at the University of Minnesota Hospitals in 1962. It was a pleasure knowing you.
- Arthur Frederick Meincke
Added: Jun. 17, 2011

- Melissa Bell
Added: Sep. 22, 2010

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