Gottfrid Lindsten

Gottfrid T. Lindsten (born June 27, 1887 in Minneapolis , Minnesota , † June 2, 1961 there ) was an American politician . Between 1937 and 1939 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Minnesota.

Career

Nothing is known about Gottfrid Lindsten's youth and schooling. He later worked as a train conductor and lobbyist. Politically, he joined the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota , which merged with the Democratic Party in 1944 and has been called the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party since then . Lindsten was now a city councilor in Minneapolis.

In 1936 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota at the side of Elmer Austin Benson . He held this office between 1937 and 1939. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . In 1944 he was a substitute delegate to the Democratic National Convention , at which President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for the fourth and final time as a candidate for president. After that, Gottfrid Lindsten no longer appeared politically. He died in Minneapolis on June 2, 1961.

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SURNAME	Lindsten, Gottfrid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lindsten, Gottfrid T.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 27, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH	Minneapolis , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH	June 2, 1961
Place of death	Minneapolis , Minnesota