{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} '''Aslag Benson''' (January 16, 1855 – July 19, 1937) was a member of the North Dakota Senate from 1903 to 1906.<ref name=lawmakers/><ref name=bluebook/>

Aslag Benson was born in Norway and came to America in 1865. Benson resided in Christine, North Dakota, and was an early settler of that community. From 1889, he opened a general store in Christine in partnership with Austin Johnsgard (1864–1951). After seven years, Johnsgard bought Benson out.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://library.ndsu.edu/repository/bitstream/handle/10365/4700/Mss0306.pdf|title= Benson and Johnsgard General Store|publisher= North Dakota State University Libraries |access-date= May 1, 2016}}</ref> He was a Democrat representing North Dakota's 12th legislative district.<ref name=bluebook/><ref name=rivers/>

==References== {{Reflist |refs= <ref name=bluebook>{{cite book|author=North Dakota Secretary of State|authorlink=North Dakota Secretary of State|title=North Dakota Legislative Manual, 1905|publisher=Journal Publishing Company|year=1905|location=Bismarck, North Dakota|pages=149 & 152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rjpAAAAAYAAJ}}</ref> <ref name=lawmakers>{{cite web|url=http://legis.nd.gov/assembly/dakotalawmakers/b.pdf |title=Dakota Lawmakers |publisher=North Dakota Legislative Council |access-date=2010-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602054752/http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/dakotalawmakers/b.pdf |archive-date=2012-06-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name=rivers>{{cite book|last=Nelson|first=Eva|author2=Aurene Kragness|author3=Kathleen Moe|title=A Centennial History of the City of Christine and Eagle Township: Between Two Rivers|publisher=Centennial History Book Committee|location=Christine, North Dakota|page=28|year=1983|oclc=9536031}}</ref> }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Benson, Aslag}} Category:Democratic Party North Dakota state senators Category:1937 deaths Category:1855 births Category:People from Richland County, North Dakota Category:Norwegian emigrants to the United States Category:20th-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly

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