Gerald C. "Jerry" Knickerbocker (born October 20, 1943) was an American politician and businessman. Knickerbocker was born in Cloquet,

Carlton County, Minnesota Carlton County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state, State of Minnesota, formed in 1857. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 36,207. Its county seat is Carlton, Minnesota, Carlton. Part of the ...

and graduated from Cloquet High School. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration and economics 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 ...

. Knickerbocker lived in

Hopkins, Minnesota Hopkins is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, located west of Minneapolis. The population was 19,079 at the 2020 census. The city is four square miles in size and is surrounded by the larger suburban communities of ...

with his wife and family and was involved in the real estate and insurance businesses. He served in the

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from 1973 to 1994 and was a Republican.Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Gerald C. "Jerry" Knickerbocker
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1943 births Living people People from Cloquet, Minnesota People from Hopkins, Minnesota University of Minnesota alumni Businesspeople from Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub