Gunder Lunde Biography

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	including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and 
	representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. 
	Ogle & Co., Chicago, 1898. Pages 456-457

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GUNDER LUNDE, one of the leading business men of Lake Preston, Kingsbury county, 
was born in Norway, January 23, 1869, where he attended school and was also 
engaged in farming and herding stock. His father, Peter Lunde, was also a native 
of Norway, having been born there in the year 1842.  He came to America and 
located in Kingsbury county, South Dakota. His grandfather was known by the name 
of Sjurd Lunde.  The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Miss Sirine 
Sween, and was born in Norway, December 27,  1841.  Mr. Lunde's maternal 
grandfather was Goodman Anderson Sween, born in the year 1812.  His great-
grandfather, Anders Sween, was born about the year 1765, and was a soldier in 
the war between Norway and Sweden in the years 1808 to 1814.  He was also a 
surveyor and was employed by the general government to lay out the line of the 
eastern boundary of Norway.  He also was personally acquainted with Tranne, the 
Norwegian reformer and organizer of the Liberal party of Norway.

Gunder Lunde, the subject of this sketch, came to America with his parents in 
i886 and located in Kingsbury county, South Dakota.  He worked on a farm until 
1890, when he went to Lake Preston, and, after a short time, entered into the 
grain business.  In this line of work our subject has been very successful from 
the first, and has steadily increased his business until to-day he ranks among 
the representative men of the county.

In 1890 Mr. Lunde was united in marriage to Miss Anna Olson, a native of Norway 
and daughter of Ole and Esther Olson. Mrs. Lunde died May 5, 1897, leaving three 
children, all of whom are still living. In political matters our subject is 
independent, and1 although he takes quite an active interest in public affairs, 
he has never held a public office.  He is a director of the Lake Preston 
Building & Loan Association, and a member of the Ancient Order of United 
Workmen.