Nels Larson (March 18, 1869 – May 30, 1937) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in
Denmark
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, Larson emigrated with his parents in 1874 and settled in the Town of
Winchester in
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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. Larson went to Oshkosh High School and Oshkosh Business College. He was a clerk and bookkeeper and owned a wholesale cheese and cold storage business. Larson served on the
Neenah, Wisconsin
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Common Council, Neenah City Water Commission, and the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors. He was a member of the
Republican Party. He served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
in 1921, 1925 to 1931, and 1937. He died in a hospital in
Madison, Wisconsin
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while still in office.
['Assemblyman Nels Larson Passes Away,' Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, May 31, 1937, pg. 1]
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1869 births
1937 deaths
Danish emigrants to the United States
Politicians from Neenah, Wisconsin
Wisconsin city council members
County supervisors in Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
People from Winchester, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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