C. L. Brusletten Explained

Christian L. Brusletten
Birth Date:September 9, 1853
Birth Place:Nes, Buskerud, Norway
Death Date:July 29, 1925
Death Place:Kenyon, Minnesota
Education:Northwestern Business College (1879)
Party:Republican
Occupation:Banker, Businessman, Politician
Office1:Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Term Start1:1897
Term End1:1901

Christian L. Brusletten (September 9, 1853  - July 29, 1925) was an American banker, businessman, and elected official.[1]

Christian Larson Brusletten was born at Nes in Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of Lars A. Brusletten (1823–1904) and Ingri (Dokken) Brusletten (1822–1900). He moved with his family to the United States in 1858. He graduated from the Northwestern Business College in Madison, Wisconsin in 1879. Brusletten in the banking and mercantile businesses. He served as President of the Citizens Bank of Kenyon.[2]

Brusletten entered in local government in Kenyon, Minnesota and was the local postmaster. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Republican from 1897 to 1901.[3] Brusletten died in Kenyon, Minnesota and was buried at the Gol Lutheran Church Cemetery.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=11464 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-C.L. Brusletten
  2. Web site: Buskerud. Nes herad. Tronrud. Brusletten. Matrikkelutkastet av 1950 . November 14, 2015.
  3. News: Politics Liven Up ... C. L. Brusletten . The Saint Paul Globe . December 27, 1896 . Saint Paul, MN . 4 . . February 14, 2022.
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91135285 Find a Grave-Christian L. Brusletten-obituary
  5. 'The Book of Minnesotans: A Biography of Leading Living Men of the State of Minnesota,' Albert Nelson Marquis, A.N. Marquis, Minnesota:1907, Biographical Sketch of Chrisian L. Brusletten, p. 65.