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List of MN Secretaries of State Since 1858
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Secretaries of State Since 1858
Name
Hometown
Assumed Office
Francis Baasen
New Ulm
May 24, 1858
James H. Baker
Mankato
January 2, 1860
David Blakeley
St. Paul
November 17, 1862
Henry C. Rogers
St. Paul
January 8, 1868
Hans Mattson
Minneapolis
January 7, 1870
S. P. Jennison
Red Wing
January 5, 1872
John S. Irgens
Austin
January 7, 1876
Fred Von Baumbach
Alexandria
January 10, 1880
Hans Mattson
Minneapolis
January 4, 1887
Frederick P. Brown
Blue Earth
January 5, 1891
Albert Berg
Center City
January 7, 1895
Peter E. Hanson
Litchfield
January 7, 1901
Julius A. Schmahl
Redwood Falls
January 7, 1907
Mike Holm
Roseau
January 4, 1921
H. H. Chesterman
St. Paul
July 7, 1952
Mrs. Mike Holm
St. Paul
September 16, 1952
Joseph L. Donovan
Duluth
January 3, 1955
Arlen I. Erdahl
Blue Earth
January 4, 1971
Joan Anderson Growe
Minneapolis
January 6, 1975
Mary Kiffmeyer
Big Lake
January 4, 1999
Mark Ritchie
Minneapolis
January 2, 2007
List of Secretaries of State, including those serving the Minnesota Territory, 1849-1858
Last updated: 6/1/2009 2:52:59 PM