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Secretaries of State Since 1858

 

Minnesota Secretaries of State since 1858
Name Hometown Date Assumed Office
Francis Baasen New Ulm May 24, 1858
James H. Baker Mankato January 2, 1860
David Blakeley St. Paul November 17, 1862
Henry C. Rogers St. Paul January 8, 1868
Hans Mattson Minneapolis January 7, 1870
S. P. Jennison Red Wing January 5, 1872
John S. Irgens Austin January 7, 1876
Fred Von Baumbach Alexandria January 10, 1880
Hans Mattson Minneapolis January 4, 1887
Frederick P. Brown Blue Earth January 5, 1891
Albert Berg Center City January 7, 1895
Peter E. Hanson Litchfield January 7, 1901
Julius A. Schmahl Redwood Falls January 7, 1907
Mike Holm Roseau January 4, 1921
H. H. Chesterman St. Paul July 7, 1952
Mrs. Mike Holm St. Paul September 16, 1952
Joseph L. Donovan Duluth January 3, 1955
Arlen I. Erdahl Blue Earth January 4, 1971
Joan Anderson Growe Minneapolis January 6, 1975
Mary Kiffmeyer Big Lake January 4, 1999
Mark Ritchie Minneapolis January 2, 2007
Steve Simon Hopkins January 5, 2015