John Lind (politician)

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John Lind
John Lind
14^th Governor of Minnesota
In office January 2, 1899 – January 7, 1901
Lieutenant(s)	Lyndon Ambrose Smith
Preceded by	David Marston Clough
Succeeded by	Samuel Rinnah Van Sant

Born	March 25, 1854 Småland Sweden
Died	September 18, 1930 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Alice A. Shepard
Profession	educator

John Lind (March 25, 1854 – September 18, 1930) was an American politician. He was born in Kånna, in Småland in Sweden and emigrated to the United States with his parents when he was thirteen years old. He served in the Spanish-American War in 1898. A former teacher and superintendent, he later graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School.

He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1887 to March 3, 1893 in the 50th, 51st, and 52nd congresses. He had a falling out with the Republicans after serving in the U.S. House. Lind ran for governor served as a Democrat as the 14th Governor of Minnesota from January 2, 1899, to January 7, 1901. He had also been endorsed by the Populists and Silver Republicans.

Lind also served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905, as a Democrat. When he was elected Governor of Minnesota, he was the first non-Republican to hold that office in forty years. He died in 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Following the assassination of Mexican President Francisco I. Madero and Vice President José María Pino Suárez on February 22, 1913, it became clear that U.S. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson was complicit in the plot. As soon as the new U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan assumed office on March 15, 1913, they sent John Lind to Mexico as Wilson's personal envoy for Mexican affairs.

Lind was known for having a temper. On his last day in office as governor, he walked down to the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and punched the editor in the face.^{[citation needed]}

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Preceded by David Marston Clough	14th Governor of Minnesota 1899 – 1901	Succeeded by Samuel Rinnah Van Sant
Preceded by James Wakefield	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district 1887 – 1893	Succeeded by James McCleary
Preceded by Loren Fletcher	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district 1903 – 1905	Succeeded by Loren Fletcher