Rosenmeier, Gordon, 1907-1989.

Christian Rosenmeier was born in Denmark in 1874. At the age of 14 he emigrated with his father to the United States, where they settled in Kandiyohi county Minnesota. Until the age of 21, Rosenmeier worked on the farm and herding cows, helping to earn the money to bring his mother and sister over from Denmark. During the winter months, he attended school at Willmar Academy. In 1895 he passed the exam for county school teachers and went on to teach in rural schools for several years. In 1901 Rosenmeier graduated from Mankato Normal School (now Mankato State University) and went on to become principal of Dundee (Nobles County, Minn.) schools.

Seeing better prospects in a legal than in a teaching career, Rosenmeier entered the University of Minnesota Law School, graduating as president of his class in 1906. He moved to Royalton, Minnesota in the summer of 1906 to practice law and married primary school teacher Linda Bakken in August of that year. He was Morrison County Attorney for six years preceding his election to state Senate in 1922, representing Minnesota's 53rd district. In the Senate Rosenmeier served as chairman of the Rules Committee and eventually became majority leader. He was responsible for the legislation that created Charles A. Lindbergh State Park (1931) and for the establishment of a National Guard camp at Fort Ripley in Morrison county (1928-1929).

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