Ragnvald Nestos
Ragnvald Nestos | |
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13th Governor of North Dakota | |
In office November 23, 1921 – January 7, 1925 | |
Lieutenant | Howard R. Wood Frank H. Hyland |
Preceded by | Lynn Frazier |
Succeeded by | Arthur G. Sorlie |
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives | |
In office 1911–1912 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ragnvald Anderson Nestos April 12, 1877 Voss, Sweden–Norway |
Died | July 15, 1942 Minot, North Dakota, U.S. | (aged 65)
Political party | Republican (IVA) |
Ragnvald Anderson Nestos (April 12, 1877 – July 15, 1942) was a Norwegian-American politician who served as the 13th Governor of North Dakota from 1921 to 1925.
Early life
Ragnvold Anderson Nestos was a native of
homesteading in Pierce County. In 1904, he graduated from the University of North Dakota and moved to Minot, where he began practicing law with a partner, attorney C. A. Johnson.[2]
Political career
Nestos was a member of the
defeated in the first successful attempt
to recall a state governor in U.S. history.
Frazier's term was plagued with controversy and a grassroots movement was started to press for his recall. The
NPL (Nonpartisan League, which supported state-owned industry) and the IVA (Independent Voters Association, which opposed state ownership of industries). Nestos worked hard to make the new state-owned businesses (State Mill and Elevator and the Bank of North Dakota) a success. He also campaigned against illiteracy. During his administration, North Dakota came into national compliance for registering births and deaths, and the state had a full-time health officer for the first time. He ran for, and completed, a second term of office.[3]
Legacy and death
Nestos never married.
He received national recognition for his work on behalf of the
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
.
Nestos died of a stroke on July 15, 1942.[5] He is buried in Rosehill Cemetery in Minot, North Dakota.
See also
- List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States
- List of governors of North Dakota
- 1921 North Dakota gubernatorial recall election
- 1922 North Dakota gubernatorial election
- 1924 North Dakota gubernatorial election
References
- ^ A passenger on board the S.S. British Prince, which sailed from Liverpool, and arrived at the Port of Philadelphia, May 31, 1893
- ^ Minot History Through Slides 1900 -1920 (by Gaylen Brown, Associate Professor, History. Minot State University "Minot History". Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
- ^ Ragnvald A. Nestos, Republican/IVA (List of North Dakota State Governors) ( [1]
- ^ Silver Buffalo Award (Boy Scouts of America Awards)
- ^ "Ragnvald Nestos". Soylent Communications. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
Further reading
- Gunderson, Carl M. Ringen Historie om guvernør Ragnvald Nestos med hans stamtavle : Førhenverende guvernør og senator av North Dakota, U.S.A. (Los Angeles, 1964) [In Norwegian].
External links
- Biography of Ragnvold A. Nestos from the Historical Society of North Dakota website
- Ragnvald Nestos at Find a Grave