Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Samuel Van Sant (May 11, 1844 to October 3, 1936) was an American politican. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from January, 1893 to January 1897 he served as Speaker of the House . He served as the 15th Governor of Minnesota from January 7, 1901 to January 4, 1905. He was a member of the Republican party. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.