James Pedersen (November 5, 1868 – January 16, 1944) was an American businessman and politician. Born in

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, Pedersen emigrated to the

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and settled in

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in 1887. He was in the wholesale fish business. Pedersen served on the Marinette Common Council. He also served on the Marinette Harbor Commission and the Marinette Fire and Police Commission. During

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, Pedersen was an agent for the Public Service Reserve for

Marinette County, Wisconsin Marinette County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 41,872. Its county seat is Marinette, Wisconsin, Marinette. Marinette County is part of t ...

. Pedersen served in the

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in 1919 and 1923 and was a Republican. Pedersen died in a hospital in Marinette, Wisconsin after being in ill health.'Journals and Indexes of the Sixty-Sixth Session of the Wisconsin Legislature, January 12–22, 1944, Madison, Wisconsin: 1944, Wisconsin Joint Resolution 112-James Pedersen, pg. 51-52.

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1868 births 1944 deaths Danish emigrants to the United States People from Marinette, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1860s-stub