Thomas Frankson
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Thomas Frankson | |
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 Portrait of Thomas Frankson, 1917 | |
| 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | |
| In office January 2, 1917 – January 4, 1921 | |
| Governor | Joseph A. A. Burnquist |
| Preceded by | George H. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Louis L. Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1869 St Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Hannah Inglebret |
| Profession | lawyer, land developer, bison farmer |
Thomas Frankson (September 16, 1869 – June 8, 1939) was born in
St. Paul, Minnesota
.
Frankson lived in
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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