Christian Rosenmeier
{{Short description|Danish-American lawyer and Minnesota State Senator}}
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| district = 53rd
| term_start = January 2, 1923
| term_end = June 3, 1932
| predecessor = Hilding Alfred Swanson
| successor = Franklin E. Ebner
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Christian "C." Rosenmeier (1874–June 3, 1932) was a Danish-American lawyer and Minnesota State Senator from 1923 until his death in 1932. He was responsible for legislation that created Charles A. Lindbergh State Park and Camp Ripley.
Early life and career
Rosenmeier was born in Denmark sometime in 1874. When he was 14, he emigrated to the United States with his father. They settled in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. He worked on the family farm until he was 21, helping to earn enough money to bring his mother and sister over from Denmark. During the winter months, he attended Willmar Academy. He passed the county school teacher exam in 1895, and subsequently taught in various rural schools for several years. He graduated from Mankato Normal School in 1901 and became principal of the school in Dundee.
Rosenmeier made a decision to switch from a teaching career to a legal career and graduated from University of Minnesota Law School in 1906, as class president. Following his graduation, he moved to Royalton to practice law and founded the Rosenmeier Law Office in 1911.{{cite book |title=The Central Law Journal |date=1908 |publisher=Soule, Thomas & Wentworth |edition=66 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=enQtAAAAIAAJ&q=%22C.+Rosenmeier%22&pg=PT6 |accessdate=May 31, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.littlefallslaw.com/ |website=Rosenmeier Law Office |accessdate=June 4, 2020}} He relocated to Little Falls around 1914 following his election as Morrison County Attorney, a role he served for six years before he was elected to the Minnesota Senate for the 53rd district (encompassing Morrison and Crow Wing counties). The same year of his election, 1923, he was listed as president, trust officer, and director of the American Savings Trust Company of Little Falls.{{cite book |title=Trust Companies of the United States |date=1923 |publisher=United States Mortgage and Trust Company |location=New York City |page=268 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-h4t_Ei83LwC&q=%22C.+Rosenmeier%22&pg=PA268 |accessdate=May 31, 2020}} During his time as senator, he served as chairman of the Rules Committee and became majority leader{{cite news |last1=O'Rourke |first1=Mike |title=The story of the 'Little giant from Little Falls' |url=https://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/4404516-story-little-giant-little-falls |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |work=Brainerd Dispatch |date=February 16, 2018}} of the Conservative caucus, a title he avoided using.{{cite book |last1=Milton |first1=John Watson |title=For the Good of the Order |date=2012 |publisher=Xlibris |isbn=9781462863624 |page=176 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6dFzH1D0EkC&dq=%22Christian+Rosenmeier%22&pg=PA176 |accessdate=May 31, 2020}} He served in the Senate until his death.
Personal life
File:Burton-Rosenmeier House.jpg]]
Rosenmeier married primary school teacher Linda Bakken in August 1906. They had three children: Gordon, Margaret, and Donald.{{cite web |title=CHRISTIAN AND GORDON ROSENMEIER: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society |url=http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00345.xml |website=Minnesota Historical Society |accessdate=May 12, 2020}} Gordon would go on to be a lawyer and would serve in his father's Senate seat.{{cite web |title=Rosenmeier, Gordon |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14582 |website=Minnesota Legislature |accessdate=May 12, 2020}} The family lived in the historic Burton-Rosenmeier House in Little Falls after purchasing the house from lumberman Barney Burton in 1921.{{cite web |last1=Jenkinson |first1=Thomas L. |last2=Roberts |first2=Norene |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Barney Burton - Christian Rosenmeier House |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/582e4b0e-fd29-4258-b63a-4e7ae7664e3e |website=National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=May 12, 2020}}{{cite book |last1=Hanson |first1=Krista Finstad |title=Minnesota Open House: A Guide to Historic House Museums |date=2009 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |isbn=9780873517430 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jwNmnzvPStEC&dq=%22Christian+Rosenmeier%22&pg=PT49 |accessdate=May 31, 2020}} Rosenmeier was an Episcopalian{{cite web |title=Rosenmeier, Christian "Chris, C." |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?id=14581 |website=Minnesota Legislature |accessdate=May 12, 2020}} and was also active in the Shriners and the Elks.
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Rosenmeier died on June 3, 1932, following months of heart, kidney, and blood illness. His wife and children were at his side when he passed.{{cite news |title=Chris Rosenmeier State Solon, Dies |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/LegDB/articles/14581STobit.pdf |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |work=The Minneapolis Star |date=June 3, 1932}} His funeral was held two days later at Church of Our Savior in Little Falls.
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External links
- [https://www.littlefallsmn.com/things-to-do/burton-rosenmeier-house-and-visitor-center Burton-Rosenmeier House & Visitor Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604215543/https://www.littlefallsmn.com/things-to-do/burton-rosenmeier-house-and-visitor-center |date=2020-06-04 }}
- [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163559795/christian-rosenmeier Christian Rosenmeier] on Find a Grave
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Category:Danish emigrants to the United States
Category:University of Minnesota Law School alumni
Category:Schoolteachers from Minnesota
Category:Minnesota state senators
Category:People from Little Falls, Minnesota
Category:People from Royalton, Minnesota