Saxe J. Froshaug (December 13, 1867 – October 8, 1916) was an American politician from

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who served as a

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member of the

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from 1911 to 1915. Saxe J. Froshaug was born December 13, 1867 in

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to Norwegian immigrants Dr. John O. Froshaugh and Caroline Froshaug (nee Hanson). He was educated in Minnesota before moving to

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to study medicine. He then practiced in

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for two years before returning to Minnesota. In 1895, he married Clara Malmstead with whom he had four children. He passed the Minnesota medical exam in 1899. In 1901, he was the County Coronor for

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. In 1907, he opened a medical practice in

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. He was elected as a Minnesota state senator in 1910 from the 56th district which included Big Stone and

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counties in western Minnesota. During his 1914 re-election campaign, he ran on a platform of establishing a merit-based civil service system,

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; reducing taxes; and initiatives and referendums. He died October 8, 1916.

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