Anthony Carl Knudsen (December 13, 1874 – May 20, 1931) was an American businessman and politician. Knudsen was born in

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and emigrated to the

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settling in Storsen,

Cottonwood County, Minnesota Cottonwood County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,517. Its county seat is Windom. History The county was created on May 23, 1857, named for the river in Germantown Township ("cottonwo ...

. He worked for the Westbrook Mutual Fire Insurance Company and was the company's secretary. Knudsen served in the

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from 1923 until his death in 1931 and was a Republican. He died in Cottonwood County, Minnesota while still in office.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Anthony Carl Knudsen
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1874 births 1931 deaths People from Cottonwood County, Minnesota Danish emigrants to the United States Businesspeople from Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub