Gottfried T. Lindsten (June 27, 1887 – June 2, 1961) was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. Lindsten was born in

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. He had been employed as a railroad conductor and later as an alderman and lobbyist. He became

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under

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Elmer Austin Benson serving from January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939. He was an alternate delegate to the

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from Minnesota. He died in

Minneapolis Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Locat ...

in 1961. Lindsten, Gottfrid
(The Political Graveyard)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsten, Gottfrid 1887 births 1961 deaths Politicians from Minneapolis American people of Swedish descent Lieutenant governors of Minnesota Minnesota Democrats 20th-century Minnesota politicians