John Lind was a Swedish-born politician who served as a Minnesota second district member of the United States House of Representatives for six years before becoming Governor of Minnesota for two years. He then went on to represent his state's fifth district in the U.S. Congress. He was born on March 25, 1854 in Sweden.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $7 Million (2024)
About
After serving a six-year term as a Minnesota second district member of the United States House of Representatives, this Swedish-born Politician held office for two years as Governor of Minnesota and later represented his state's fifth district in the U.S. Congress.
Before Fame
After seeing action in the Spanish–American War of the late nineteenth century, he worked as a schoolteacher and went on to earn a law degree from the University of Minnesota.
Trivia
He began his political career as a member of the Republican Party but later transferred his allegiance to the Democratic Party.
Family Life
He spent the first thirteen years of his life in Smaland, Sweden, and the remainder of his youth in the United States.
Associated With
Following the 1913 assassinations of Mexico's President and vice President, Lind was sent to Mexico as President Woodrow Wilson's representative.