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Knute Nelson

Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was an American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesota legislatures and to the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota, and served as the 12th governor of Minnesota from 1893 to 1895. Having served in the Senate for 28 years, 55 days, he is the longest-serving Senator in Minnesota's history.

Nelson is known for promoting the Nelson Act of 1889 to consolidate Minnesota's Ojibwe/Chippewa on a reservation in western Minnesota and break up their communal land by allotting it to individual households, with sales of the remainder to anyone, including non-natives. This was similar to the Dawes Act of 1887, which applied to Native American lands in the Indian Territory.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 2, 1843 (Voss), Died April 28, 1923 (Timonium)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: translator

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-21541 10-in. 2/21/1918 Kom du bedrøvede Mildred R. Bruns Female vocal solo, with orchestra translator  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nelson, Knute," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102943.

Nelson, Knute. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102943.

"Nelson, Knute." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102943

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