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American politician

Christian M. Madsen
Madsen in 1913
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1913–1917
Personal details
Born(1869-09-05)September 5, 1869
Gammelby, Thy, Denmark
DiedJune 1953(1953-06-00) (aged 83)
Chicago, Illinois
Resting placeAcacia Park Cemetery
Political partySocialist
OccupationPainter, decorator, politician

Christian M. Madsen (1869–1953) was an American politician who served as a Socialist member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1913 to 1917.

Biography

Madsen was born in Gammelby, Thy, Denmark on September 5, 1869. He was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He immigrated to the United States in 1892, settling in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. A painter and decorator by trade, he served as secretary of the largest local union of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers in America, Local Union No. 194.

In the 1912 general election for the Illinois House of Representatives, four socialists were elected and three were seated. The other seated socialists were Joseph Mason and Seymour Stedman. In 1914, Mason was reelected to a second and final term.

He died at Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago in late June 1953, and was buried at Acacia Park Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ "Christian M. Madsen". Den Danske Pioneer (in Danish). Omaha, Nebraska. July 16, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. The article gives an erroneous death date of June 31, 1953.
  2. Illinois Blue Book 1913-1914. p. 284. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. Buenker, John D. (1970). "Illinois Socialists and Progressive Reform". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 63 (4). University of Illinois Press: 368–386. JSTOR 40190563.
  4. Illinois Blue Book 1915-1916. p. 716. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. "Death Notices: Madsen". Chicago Tribune. July 6, 1953. p. 53. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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