Lars K. Aaker

Lars Knudsen Aaker (September 19, 1825 – August 14, 1895) was a Norwegian American farmer, politician, and American Civil War veteran who served in both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature.

Early life Born in Lårdal Municipality, Norway on September 19, 1825, Aaker attended the Teachers Seminary in Kviteseid where he graduated in 1845, that same year Aaker emigrated to the United States and lived at the Koshkonong Settlement near Lake Koshkonong in Dane County, Wisconsin Territory. Aaker served with the 3rd Minnesota until March 30, 1862 when he resigned his commission and was discharged from service.

In 1859–1860, 1862, 1867, and 1869, Aaker served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and as a Republican. In 1881 and 1882, Aaker served in the Minnesota Senate. Aaker worked in the United States General Land Office in Alexandria, Minnesota, from 1870 to 1876 and then in Crookston, Minnesota from 1883 to 1893.