Douglas W. Carlson (November 1, 1939 – April 22, 2013) was an American veterinarian, beef farmer, and politician. Born in

Sandstone, Minnesota Sandstone is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, along the Kettle River. The population was 2,849 at the 2010 census. Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highways 18 and 23 are three of the main routes in the community. Banning ...

, Carlson served in the

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. He received his bachelor's degree and veterinary science degrees from the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

. He served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

from 1971 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1991 as a Republican. Later, Carlson served as

Pine County, Minnesota Pine County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,876. Its county seat is Pine City. The county was formed in 1856 and organized in 1872. Today, Pine County is the fastest growing county in ...

commissioner. He died in

Pine City, Minnesota Pine City is a city in and the county seat of Pine County, Minnesota, Pine County, in east central Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,130 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Part of the city is on the Mille Lacs Indian Re ...

.Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Douglas W. Carlson
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1939 births 2013 deaths People from Pine County, Minnesota Military personnel from Minnesota University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine alumni County commissioners in Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Farmers from Minnesota American veterinarians United States Air Force airmen Beef 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub