Peter Lundstrom

Peter Lundstrom (January 18, 1869 - April 6, 1930) was an American Politician who served as the Mayor of Minneapolis from 1919 to 1923, Governor of Minnesota from 1923 to 1929, and U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 1920 until his death in early 1930. He was a lifelong member of the Republican Party.

Early Life
Peter Lundstrom was born in Bellingham, Washington to Gertrude Danz and Melker Lundstrom. His family was poor and one of the first to settle in the Bellingham area. When he was 19 he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served (With no battles) for Five Years.

Rancher, Soldier, and Socialite
When he was 24 Lundstrom built the Lundstrom Ranch in the Meridian, Idaho area, he lived there as a rancher and bartender for five years before selling the ranch to fight in the Spanish-American war, he saw combat in Cuba and upon returning home, he decided to settle in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he married Elizabeth Stonehouse and they had four children. He divorced her and married Lea Perreault in 1916, he then ran for mayor and lost, before running again in 1918 and winning