Gottfrid Lindsten Explained

Gottfried Lindsten
Order:29th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Term Start:January 4, 1937
Term End:January 2, 1939
Governor:Elmer Austin Benson
Predecessor:William B. Richardson
as Acting Lieutenant Governor
Successor:C. Elmer Anderson
Birth Date:June 27, 1887
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Party:Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party
Profession:alderman, lobbyist, railroad conductor
Spouse:Pearle

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/lt_gov/ltgov_25.htm Gottfrid T. Lindsten
  2. http://collections.mnhs.org/governors/index.php/10004322 Gottfrid T. Lindsten
  3. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lindsley-linduski.html#519.15.62 Lindsten, Gottfrid