Frank O. Hellstrom

Frank O. Hellstrom (June 24, 1866 – 1931) was the Democratic contender for Governor of North Dakota in 1912 and 1914 but was defeated by the Republican candidate, L. B. Hanna, both times. He was warden of the North Dakota State Penitentiary at Bismarck, North Dakota.[1]

Biography

He was born near Lone Star in Douglas County, Kansas to parents of Swedish descent. He married Sarah Elizabeth Markley (1871-1979). He was appointed as postmaster of Grove in Burleigh County, North Dakota on May 7, 1908. [2]

He was warden of the North Dakota State Penitentiary at Bismarck, North Dakota in 1913 when he was the Democratic contender for Governor of North Dakota, but was defeated by the Republican candidate, Louis Benjamin Hanna.[3]

He died in 1931 in Fargo, North Dakota. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Fargo, North Dakota.

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References
  1. "Frank O. Hellstrom". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  2. Frank O. Hellstrom. State Bar Association of North Dakota. 1931. The death of Mr. Hellstrom brings to a close the career of a man who had long been prominent in legal and political circles in North Dakota. He was of Swedish parentage and was born in Douglas County, Kansas, June 24th, 1866. ...
  3. 1930 United States Federal Census. Official Enumeration Date: April 1, 1930. District: 6. Place: Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States
Party political offices
Preceded by
John Burke		 Democratic nominee for Governor of North Dakota
1912, 1914		 Succeeded by
D. H. McArthur
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