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Hansen, Bertha Lee

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1939-40 (District 12)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

Counties Served:  Lincoln

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 7/18/1882 (uncertain)
Birth Place: Indiana
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 1/20/1966
Gender: Female
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Former Name: Smith
City of Residence (when first elected): Tyler
Occupation (when first elected): Philanthropy; Womans Federation of Clubs, 2nd District President

EDUCATION

College of Oratory, Marion, Indiana; Attended College;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Senus M. Hansen
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

She was a member of the Republican Party. (Minnesota Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women)

Toensing lists 1887 as her birth year. The Minnesota Historical Society death certificate lists her birth date as 1882.

She died in Lincoln County, Minnesota.

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Total Days Served: 735

SESSIONS SERVED

51st Legislative Session (1939-1940)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1939
Body: House
District: 12
Elected: 11/8/1938
Residence: Tyler
Term of Office: 1/2/1939 to 1/5/1941
Oath Date: 1/3/1939
Counties Represented: Lincoln
Occupation: Philanthropy; Womans Federation of Clubs, 2nd District President
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: She was a member of the Republican Party. (Minnesota Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women)
Committees:
  • Board of Control
  • Cooperatives
  • Markets and Marketing
  • Public Welfare
  • Relief
  • University and State Schools
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