Henry Rines
Henry Rines | |
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Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office 1913–1915 | |
| Preceded by | Howard H. Dunn |
| Succeeded by | H.H. Flowers |
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| Born | June 9, 1872 Publisher |
Henry Rines (June 9, 1872 – October 5, 1950) was a
Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Rines, a newspaper publisher, emigrated as a child from Orsa, Sweden. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1906. He served as speaker from 1913 to 1915, as a part of a faction of progressive Republicans. He was elected as State Treasurer
in 1916, a position he held for two terms.
After leaving office, Rines served in a variety of capacities, working as the chair of the state commission of administration and finance, and serving on the state office building committee. He was elected again to the House in 1942, and served two terms. He died in 1950.[1]
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