Thomas Frankson
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Thomas Frankson was born in York Township, Minnesota
. He was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1917 to 1921. Frankson was a lawyer, real estate developer, and politician. He died June 8, 1939 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Frankson lived in Spring Valley, Minnesota
before moving to St. Paul, where he developed land under the company name, Frankson's Land Agency, and raised bison
. He built a home at 1349 Midway Parkway on the Western border of Como Park in St. Paul that is referred to as the Thomas Frankson House today. He raised bison in a private buffalo pasture a few blocks West of his home near what is now Bison Street and Holy Childhood Catholic Church and School. The street to the North of Midway Parkway was named after him.
Frankson spent about $30,000 campaigning for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
Frankson was married to Hannah Inglebret.
In 1915, Frankson donated two bison to the Como Zoo and Conservatory
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York Township, Minnesota
York Township is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 409 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles , of which, 36.1 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square...
. He was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1917 to 1921. Frankson was a lawyer, real estate developer, and politician. He died June 8, 1939 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Frankson lived in Spring Valley, Minnesota
Spring Valley
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before moving to St. Paul, where he developed land under the company name, Frankson's Land Agency, and raised bison
Bison
Members of the genus Bison are large, even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Two extant and four extinct species are recognized...
. He built a home at 1349 Midway Parkway on the Western border of Como Park in St. Paul that is referred to as the Thomas Frankson House today. He raised bison in a private buffalo pasture a few blocks West of his home near what is now Bison Street and Holy Childhood Catholic Church and School. The street to the North of Midway Parkway was named after him.
Frankson spent about $30,000 campaigning for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
Frankson was married to Hannah Inglebret.
In 1915, Frankson donated two bison to the Como Zoo and Conservatory
Como Zoo and Conservatory
The Como Park Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory are located in Como Park at 1225 Estabrook Drive, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The park, zoo and conservatory are owned by the City of Saint Paul and are a division of Saint Paul Parks and Recreation...
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