John A. Lunden Biography


	This biography appears on page 1020 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and 
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				JOHN A. LUNDEN. 

	John A. Lunden, clerk of the courts of Brookings county, was born 
in Norway on the 26th of March, 1874, a son of Peter J. and Anna B. 
(Bjorken) Lunden. The father came to the United States in 1877 and in 
February, 1878, filed on a homestead covering the southeast quarter of 
section 11, Medary township, Brookings county, South Dakota. In the 
spring of that year he sent for his family and they arrived in August, 
1878. The parents are still hale and hearty and yet reside on the old 
homestead. 

	John A. Lunden was but four years of age when brought to America 
by his mother, so that he has been practically reared in Brookings 
county and in the public schools acquired his preliminary education, 
which was supplemented by study in the State College at Brookings and 
in the Sioux Falls Business College. He then returned to the home farm 
and soon afterward he was married. It was on the 26th of February, 
1900, that he wedded Miss Ida Trygstad, a native of Brookings county. 
They began their domestic life upon a rented farm and for several years 
he continued to cultivate leased land. In 1907 he purchased the 
southeast quarter of section 30, Medary township, to which place he 
then removed and it is still in his possession. He continued to engage 
actively in the work of the farm until November, 1912, when he was 
elected to his present office, the duties of which he assumed on the 
1st of January following. In 1914 he was nominated for reelection 
without opposition-a fact which indicates that he has made a popular 
official and that the duties of the office have been discharged in a 
most capable and efficient manner. 

	In 1911 Mr. Lunden was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, 
who passed away on the 2d of December of that year, leaving four 
children: Millard, Alvin, Walter and Evelyn. In March, 1915, Mr. Lunden 
married Mrs. Selma Roe, of Brookings, South Dakota. He is an active 
member of the Brookings Commercial Club and is interested in all plans 
and projects for the upbuilding of the city and the extension of its 
trade relations. He stands at all times for progress and improvement 
and the same spirit actuates him in the discharge of his official 
duties.