Henry J. Linde was a North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

 politician

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 who served as the 9th North Dakota Attorney General

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 for one term from 1915 to 1916. He was born in Ridgeway, Iowa

Ridgeway, Iowa

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, and he was educated at Luther College

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 in Decorah, Iowa

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, and he graduated in the spring of 1901. He studied at the University of Minnesota Law School

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 and graduated in the spring of 1906. He was a teacher in science and English literature at Park Region Luther college in Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Fergus Falls, Minnesota

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. He came to Plaza, North Dakota

Plaza, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 167 people, 80 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was 148.7 people per square mile . There were 115 housing units at an average density of 102.4 per square mile...

 in July 1906 and engaged in the practice of law. He later moved to Stanley, North Dakota

Stanley, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,279 people, 576 households, and 332 families residing in the city. The population density was 740.3 people per square mile . There were 664 housing units at an average density of 384.3 per square mile...

, when Mountrail County, North Dakota

Mountrail County, North Dakota

-Major highways:* U.S. Highway 2* North Dakota Highway 8* North Dakota Highway 23* North Dakota Highway 31* North Dakota Highway 1804-National protected areas:*Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge *Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...

 was organized. He was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives

North Dakota House of Representatives

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  in 1908, and to the North Dakota Senate

North Dakota Senate

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 in 1910, as a Republican

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. He was elected the state's attorney general in 1914, and he served one term as he did not make the Republican primary in 1916.