Ancher Nelsen
Ancher Nelsen | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1974 | |
Preceded by | Joseph P. O'Hara |
Succeeded by | Tom Hagedorn |
34th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | |
In office January 5, 1953 – May 1, 1953 | |
Governor | C. Elmer Anderson |
Preceded by | C. Elmer Anderson |
Succeeded by | Donald O. Wright |
Member of the Minnesota Senate | |
In office 1935-1949 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Buffalo Lake, Minnesota | October 11, 1904
Died | November 30, 1992 Hutchinson, Minnesota | (aged 88)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Ilo Zimmerman (1929), Elvern Krasean |
Children | Bruce (son) |
Profession | farmer, politician |
Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman.
Biography
Nelsen was born October 11, 1904, near Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, to Danish parents. He attended elementary school in Brownton, Minnesota, and graduated from Brownton High School in 1923. In 1924 he began operation of his 280-acre diversified farm at Hutchinson, McLeod County, Minnesota. In 1929 he married Ilo Zimmerman of Brownton; they had three children.[1] Their son Bruce G. Nelsen served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.[2]
He served on the District 75 Minnesota School Board from 1926 to 1935 and on the
Nelsen was elected as a
Congresses, from January 3, 1959, to his resignation December 31, 1974, three days before his final term expired. He did not seek renomination in 1974.He died in Hutchinson, Minnesota, November 30, 1992, at age 88.
References
- ^ Ancher Nelson Papers
- ^ Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Bruce G. Nelsen
- ^ "Nelsen, Ancher". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- United States Congress. "Ancher Nelsen (id: N000028)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Minnesota Historical Society biography
- Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
External links
- A film clip "Longines Chronoscope with Ancher Nelsen" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive