Benson and Naboth Hedin in Americans From Sweden1950. Leola Nelson Bergmann reports similar achievements in her volume entitled "Americans From Norway"-1950. Several publications also describe accomplishments of the Danes. as for example Johannes Knudsen and Enok Mortensen have done in the DanishAmerican Immigrant1950. In Americas political scene. one of the early men was John Hanson172183a revolutionary leader. related to the Swedish royal family. After the Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1781. he was elected President of the United States in Congress assembled. Although this position was not comparable to that of President of the United States as subsequently established under the Constitution. it was nevertheless an office of high honor. The first and one of the most distinguished NorwegianAmericans to serve in Congress was Knute Nelson. an emigrant from Voss. near Bergen in Norway. He had filled in the meantime the role of Governor of Minnesota. Since 1883. when Knute Nelson first entered Congress. about three dozen Americans of Norwegian descent have served in the House of Representatives. about a dozen in the Senate.
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