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Thomas Frankson (September 16, 1869 – June 8, 1939) was born in York Township, Minnesota. He was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1917 to 1921. Frankson was a lawyer, real estate developer, and politician. He died June 8, 1939, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Frankson lived in
Spring Valley, Minnesota Spring Valley is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,479 at the 2010 census. History Spring Valley was laid out in 1855, and named for a spring near the town site. A post office has been in operation at Spr ...
before moving to St. Paul, where he developed land under the company name, Frankson's Land Agency, and raised
bison Bison are large bovines in the genus ''Bison'' (Greek: "wild ox" (bison)) within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised. Of the two surviving species, the American bison, ''B. bison'', found only in North ...
. He built a home at 1349 Midway Parkway on the Western border of
Como Park The Como Park Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (or just Como Zoo and Conservatory) are located in Como Park at 1225 Estabrook Drive, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The park, zoo and conservatory are owned by the City of Saint Paul and are a divisio ...
in St. Paul that is referred to as the Thomas Frankson House today. He raised bison in a private buffalo pasture a few blocks West of his home near what is now Bison Street and Holy Childhood Catholic Church and School. The street to the North of Midway Parkway was named after him. Frankson spent about $30,000 campaigning for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Frankson was married to Hannah Inglebret. In 1915, Frankson donated two bison to the
Como Zoo and Conservatory The Como Park Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (or just Como Zoo and Conservatory) are located in Como Park at 1225 Estabrook Drive, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The park, zoo and conservatory are owned by the City of Saint Paul and are a divisio ...
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1869 births 1939 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota People from Fillmore County, Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota People from Spring Valley, Minnesota {{Minnesota-politician-stub