About Theodore Swanson
Lived 1873 – 1959 (aged 85). Theodore Swanson was an American politician and businessperson.
Theodore Swanson (October 8, 1873 – April 2, 1959) was an American farmer and politician.
Born in Red Wing, Minnesota, he moved with his family to a farm in the town of Hartland in Pierce County, Wisconsin. He served in town government, the school district, and was on the Pierce County Board of Supervisors. He was involved with a farmers bank, creamery, and grain business; and took an active part in the American Society of Equity and other social welfare organizations.. Swanson served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party from 1925 to 1929 and then from 1935 to 1941. He died in Red Wing, Minnesota.
He was married to Edith May Weghorn.
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Who was Theodore Swanson?
American farmer and politician
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Theodore Swanson was born on 8 October 1873 in Red Wing.
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Theodore Swanson died on 2 April 1959 in Red Wing.
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Theodore Swanson was a politician and businessperson.
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Theodore Swanson was American.
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