Adolphus Peter Nelson
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Adolphus Peter Nelson represented Wisconsin
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1918 to 1923.
, and attended the public schools there. He graduated from Hamline University
in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1897, and then moved to Grantsburg, Wisconsin
, where he worked in banking.
Adolphus Nelson became a regent of the University of Wisconsin
in 1906, continuing in that capacity until 1919. From 1916 to 1920 he served as President of the Board of Regents. He was also president of the local school board from 1910 to 1916, mayor of Grantsburg from 1914 to 1916, and vice president of the Board of Trustees of Hamline University
from 1914 to 1918. He served as mayor of Grantsburg between 1914 and 1916.
Nelson was first elected to Congress as a Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Irvine L. Lenroot. He was re-elected twice, serving from November 5, 1918, to March 3, 1923. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1922. Following his terms in Congress, he returned to work in in banking in Grantsburg, where he died and was buried in Riverside Cemetery.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1918 to 1923.
Biography
Nelson was born in Holmes City Township, MinnesotaHolmes City Township, Minnesota
Holmes City Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 737 at the 2000 census. Within the township is located the unincorporated community of Holmes City.-Geography:...
, and attended the public schools there. He graduated from Hamline University
Hamline University
-Red Wing location :Hamline was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today, a statue of Bishop Hamline...
in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1897, and then moved to Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Grantsburg is a village in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,369 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Grantsburg.-Claim to fame:...
, where he worked in banking.
Adolphus Nelson became a regent of the University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in 1906, continuing in that capacity until 1919. From 1916 to 1920 he served as President of the Board of Regents. He was also president of the local school board from 1910 to 1916, mayor of Grantsburg from 1914 to 1916, and vice president of the Board of Trustees of Hamline University
Hamline University
-Red Wing location :Hamline was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today, a statue of Bishop Hamline...
from 1914 to 1918. He served as mayor of Grantsburg between 1914 and 1916.
Nelson was first elected to Congress as a Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Irvine L. Lenroot. He was re-elected twice, serving from November 5, 1918, to March 3, 1923. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1922. Following his terms in Congress, he returned to work in in banking in Grantsburg, where he died and was buried in Riverside Cemetery.