Simon Thoreson

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Simon Thoreson (May 29, 1849 – March 20, 1918) was a merchant, businessman, and elected official who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Born in Norway, he moved with his family to Polk County, Wisconsin, in 1862. In 1876 he settled in Grantsburg, where he ran a general store with partner Oleson under the firm name Oleson & Thoreson. He served as an officer of the First Bank of Grantsburg and held interests in the Hickerson Roller Mill, the Burnett County Abstract Company, and the Grantsburg Starch Factory. Thoreson was elected to the Assembly in 1902 and served on the privileges and elections committee. He also served as Director of the Grantsburg School Board, and as Chairman of both the Burnett County Republican Committee and the Burnett County Board.