Reuben N. Nelson (December 12, 1904 – March 2, 1966) was an American politician and lawyer. Nelson was born in

Roberts County, South Dakota Roberts County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,280. Its county seat is Sisseton. The county was named either for S. G. Roberts of Fargo, North Dakota, or for Solomon Robar, an early ...

and went to Wheaton High School. He graduated from

Hamline University Hamline University ( ) is a private university in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1854, Hamline is the oldest university in Minnesota, the first coeducational university in the state, and is one of five Associated Colleges of th ...

and

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private law school from 1956 to 2015 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of the Juris Doctor (J. ...

(formerly St. Paul College of Law). Nelson was admitted to the Minnesota bar. He lived with his wife and family in Breckenridge,

Wilkin County, Minnesota Wilkin County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of Wilkin County was 6,506. Its county seat is Breckenridge, Minnesota, Breckenridge. The county ...

. Nelson served as the Breckinridge City Attorney from 1932 to 1937 and as the Wilkin County Attorney from 1943 to 1956. 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 1957 until his death in 1966.

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1904 births 1966 deaths People from Breckenridge, Minnesota People from Roberts County, South Dakota Minnesota lawyers Hamline University alumni William Mitchell College of Law alumni Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-stub