Gottfrid Lindsten

Gottfried Lindsten
Lindsten c. 1936
29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939
GovernorElmer Austin Benson
Preceded byWilliam B. Richardson
as Acting Lieutenant Governor
Succeeded byC. Elmer Anderson
Personal details
BornJune 27, 1887
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedJune 2, 1961(1961-06-02) (aged 73)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political partyMinnesota Farmer-Labor Party
SpousePearle
Professionalderman, lobbyist, railroad conductor

Gottfried T. Lindsten (June 27, 1887 – June 2, 1961) was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.[1][2]

Gottfried T. Lindsten was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He had been employed as a railroad conductor and later as an alderman and lobbyist. He became Lieutenant Governor under Governor Elmer Austin Benson serving from January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939. He was an alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota in 1944. He died in 1961 in Minneapolis. [3]

  1. ^ Gottfrid T. Lindsten Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Minnesota Historical Society)
  2. ^ Gottfrid T. Lindsten (State of Minnesota,)
  3. ^ Lindsten, Gottfrid (The Political Graveyard)