Knute Nelson
Knute Nelson
Knute Nelson, also known as Knud Evangerwas a Norwegian-American attorney and politician active in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesota legislatures, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota, and he served as the 12th Governor of Minnesota. He was the first Scandinavian-born American to be elected to the Senate...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 February 1843
CountryUnited States of America