Show HIS LIFE IS ONE OHE OF MUCH ACHIEVEMENT Twice Governor of M MinneSota In 1 Samuel R n Van ran Sant who Wilo was as elected national lef or of the Grand Army Atm y or Republic yesterday has been twice governor o of ll Minnesota and served before that for several terms in the state legis hegis legislature lature and as of the lie MIllac lInae sott sota of lIe He has been enga engaged ed In the steamboat for ninny many years and Is now I of the Van rai Sant Musser company the Johnson Van Sant company and the lie Van Saul Land company and lie he Is also closely connected with banking Interests In his home city He was as born at Rock Island IlL lh May 11 ISH and after a course In Inthe the lie grammar and high school of Rock Island he be enlisted in tie Ninth hIli I cavalry In August He served for three years anti and received an all honorable disc discharge with as corporal After Afler tIle the Will WILF lie he was a student at Knox college for two years ears and In 1905 lie he received the degree of ofIL IL 11 D from froni Cornell college Iowa and anJIn In III 1905 the lie degree degroo was con conferred forred U by college In JILL nola He has hils heen promInent in Giand Arm Army circles serving In various ca capacities up to commander of tho lie do de department of Minnesota S R It Sant Is the third com coinS of the Grand Arm Army elected from Minnesota and the lie third from MinneapolIs while two previous were from the same la law office In that city The new son served ed cd two terms as of Mimic sota from 1101 1001 to 1905 |