Thomas Frankson

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Thomas Frankson
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	(1869-09-16)September 16, 1869 York Township, Minnesota
Died	June 8, 1939(1939-06-08) (aged 69) 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 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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