Eugene Peter Knudsen (March 10, 1915 – September 1, 1981) was an American politician and farmer. Knudsen was born in

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. He grew up in Kandiyohi,

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and lived with his wife and family on a farm in Kandiyohi, Minnesota. He went to public school in Kandiyohi, Minnesota. Knudsen was a farmer and raised cattle. He served on the Kandiyohi School Board from 1946 to 1954 and was the chair of the school board. Knudsen served in the

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from 1955 to 1962 and in the

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from 1963 to 1966. In 1979, he moved to Spicer, Minnesota. Knudsen died from a heart attack in Kandiyohi, Minnesota while doing carpentry work.Minnesota Legislators" Past & Present-Eugene Peter Knudsen
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1915 births 1981 deaths People from Kandiyohi County, Minnesota People from Kingsbury County, South Dakota Farmers from Minnesota School board members in Minnesota Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota state senators 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub