Theodore H. Rowell

Theodore H. Rowell, Sr. (July 15, 1905 – September 26, 1979) was a pharmaceutical industrialist, outdoorsman, conservationist, and politician from Minnesota.

Solvay, in 2008, sold the Baudette plants to ANI Pharmaceuticals where it stands today as a publicly traded company (ANIP).

[citation needed] Ted started working on the bridge project in 1947 - the idea was sparked in a poker game.

On May 24, 1955, Ted received a telegram from Senator Edward Thye telling him that the US Senate had just passed the bill authorizing the building of the 1,280-foot-long (390 m) traffic bridge across the Rainy River, linking Baudette, Minnesota with Rainy River, Ontario.

After a dozen years of organizing and disappointments, construction was completed and the bridge was opened on July 1, 1960, before a crowd of 15,000 people.

[1] He served as the vice-chairman of the Minnesota Republican State Central Committee and was a member of the Greater Upper Mississippi River Road Commission.

In 1954, Rowell was honored for his outstanding achievements and was selected as the first Homecoming king of the University of Minnesota.