Henry J. Linde (December 31, 1879 – 1917) was an
American
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attorney
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who served as the 9th
North Dakota Attorney General
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for one term from 1915 to 1916.
Linde was born near
Ridgeway in
Winneshiek County, Iowa
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History
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. He was educated at
Luther College in
Decorah, Iowa
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, where he graduated in the spring of 1901. He studied at the
University of Minnesota Law School
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and graduated in the spring of 1906.
He was a teacher in science and English literature at
Park Region Luther College in
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,119 at the 2020 census.
History
The falls from which the city gets part of its name were discovered by Joe Whitford (a Scotti ...
. He came to
Plaza, North Dakota in July 1906 and engaged in the practice of law. He later moved to
Stanley, North Dakota
Stanley is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Mountrail County. The population was 2,321 at the 2020 census, making it the 21st largest city in North Dakota. Stanley was founded in 1902. The town's ...
, when
Mountrail County, North Dakota
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was organized. He was elected to the
North Dakota House of Representatives
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North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as d ...
in 1908 and to the
North Dakota Senate
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Per the state constitution, North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts appor ...
in 1910 as a
Republican
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. He was elected the state's attorney general in 1914.
References
Bibliography
* North Dakota Secretary of State. "North Dakota Blue Book" (1911), pp. 531.
1879 births
1917 deaths
University of Minnesota Law School alumni
North Dakota Attorneys General
Republican Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives
Republican Party North Dakota state senators
Luther College (Iowa) alumni
American people of Norwegian descent
19th-century American politicians
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