Mattson, Hans, 1832-1893
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Mattson, Hans, 1832-1893
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Hans Mattson was born in Önnestad, Sweden (December 23, 1832). He came to the United States in 1851 and, in 1853, located a colony of his countrymen in Goodhue County, founding the town of Vasa. He studied law in Red Wing, and was admitted to the bar in 1858.
Mattson served in the 3rd Minnesota Regiment (1861-1865), rising from the rank of captain to colonel; was secretary of the Minnesota Board of Immigration (1867-1870); served twice as Minnesota Secretary of State (1870-1872 and 1887-1891); and was the U.S. Consul General in India (1881-1883).
He was editor of the Stats Tidning, published in Minneapolis; part owner and general manager of the Swedish Tribune in Chicago; and was the author of the book Minnen, which was translated into English as Reminiscences: The Story of an Immigrant (1892). Mattson died in Minneapolis on March 5, 1893.
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Vasa (Goodhue County, Minn. : Township).
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Sweden
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Minnesota
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