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1903 - Enoch Gausel was a long term resident of 2713 12th Avenue
South and probably was the original owner of this duplex. The following
biographical sketch of Mr. Gausel appeared in the Minneapolis Tribune
on April 15, 1903: “Enoch A. Gausel, president of the Plumbers’ Laborers’
Union, was born in the southern part of Norway June 16, 1859, and in the
spring of 1886 came to the United States. After landing at New York he
came directly to Iowa, where he resided for one year. He then removed
to Minneapolis (1887) and has resided here ever since that time. For
fifteen years Mr. Gausel has been outside foreman for a large plumbing
concern here in the city, and through continued hard work and study has
put himself in such position that he is now accepted as authority on many
of the questions arising in this line of work. In the spring of 1899 when
the move to organize a plumbers’ helpers’ union was made, Mr. Gausel was
active in the work and it was largely through his work and influence that
the union was organized and occupies the prominent position that it does
today. After it had been completely organized, the members of the union,
as a sign of appreciation of the work Mr. Gausel had done, elected him to be
their first president. He has held this position since, with the exception of
one term, and is at present a delegate to the Trades and Labor council.”
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