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Dairy Industry Politicians in Minnesota

Elmer Lee Andersen (1909-2004) — also known as Elmer L. Andersen — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 17, 1909. Republican. Glue manufacturing business; dairy farmer; newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948, 1964; member of Minnesota state senate 42nd District, 1949-58; Governor of Minnesota, 1961-63; defeated, 1962. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Rotary; Alpha Kappa Psi. Died, in a hospital at St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., November 15, 2004 (age 95 years, 151 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Arne Andersen and Jennie Olivia (Johnson) Andersen; married to Eleanor Johnson.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record   Books by Elmer L. Andersen: A Man's Reach, with Lori Sturdevant (2000) — I Trust To Be Believed: Speeches And Reflections (2004) Anton Velhelm Anderson (1873-1938) — also known as Anton V. Anderson — of Belle Creek Township, Goodhue County, Minn. Born in Vasa, Goodhue County, Minn., October 31, 1873. Dairy farmer; president, Co-Operative Creamery; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1911-12, 1915-18 (District 29 1911-12, District 19 1915-18). Swedish ancestry. Died in Goodhue County, Minn., December 1, 1938 (age 65 years, 31 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Hannah (Hanson) Anderson and John M. Anderson; married, February 11, 1907, to Emma Monson.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Everett V. Bidwell (1899-1991) — also known as Cy Bidwell — of Portage, Columbia County, Wis. Born in Houston, Houston County, Minn., October 22, 1899. Republican. Farmer; ice cream manufacturer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Columbia County, 1953-66; member of Wisconsin state senate 27th District, 1971-82. Died January 7, 1991 (age 91 years, 77 days). Burial location unknown. Andrew Christensen (b. 1862) — of Owatonna, Steele County, Minn. Born in Denmark, September 14, 1862. Farmer; director, Crown Creamery; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 16, 1917-22. Danish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   George Girrbach (1890-1948) — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., March 30, 1890. Republican. School teacher; general manager and vice-president, Soo Creamery; secretary, Rudyard Woodworking Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947. Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Suffered a head injury in an automobile collision, and died the next day, in Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, Mich., May 24, 1948 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.   Relatives: Married, September 15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Albert O. Gullickson (b. 1875) — of Fertile, Polk County, Minn. Born in Allamakee County, Iowa, March 4, 1875. Farm implement dealer; vice-president, Farmers State Bank; secretary, Fertile Creamery Association; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 66, 1917-18. Burial location unknown.   See also Minnesota Legislator record   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 Steve Lampi (1954-2011) — of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minn. Born March 28, 1954. Ice cream business; mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minn., 2003-11; died in office 2011. Died, from cancer, in Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minn., February 26, 2011 (age 56 years, 335 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Harold Lampi and Phyllis Lampi.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune   Albert Harold Quie (b. 1923) — also known as Albert H. Quie; Al Quie — of Dennison, Goodhue County, Minn. Born near Dennison, Goodhue County, Minn., September 18, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy farmer; member of Minnesota state senate 18th District, 1955-58; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1956 (alternate), 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1958-79; Governor of Minnesota, 1979-83. Lutheran. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Married to Gretchen Hansen.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier Oscar Adolph Swenson (1877-1951) — also known as Oscar A. Swenson — of Nicollet, Nicollet County, Minn. Born in Nicollet County, Minn., March 27, 1877. Republican. Farmer; secretary-manager of New Sweden Creamery Association; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1913-28 (District 20 1913-14, District 15 1915-28); Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1931; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1928; member of Minnesota state senate 15th District, 1937-49. Died in 1951 (age about 74 years). Interment at Norseland Lutheran Cemetery, Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minn.   Relatives: Son of Swen Swenson; brother of Lauritz Selmer Swenson and Carl Ludvig Swenson; nephew of Lars Swenson.   Political family: Swenson family of Minnesota.   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 A. C. Welch (b. 1865) — of Helen, McLeod County, Minn. Born in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pa., 1865. Farmer; president, Glencoe Creamery Company; president, McLeod County Dairy Association; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 22, 1915-24. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917

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