Perrizo, Jr., Mitchell
House 1941-42 (District 7)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Faribault
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/3/1917
Birth Place:
Delavan, Minnesota
Birth County:
Faribault
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
12/3/2011
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Delavan
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer/Law Student, University of Minnesota
EDUCATION
Delavan Schools; Secondary; Graduate, 1935
St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota; B.A.; 1939
American University, Washington D.C.; Attended Graduate School; Studied for a doctorate degree in international relations
University of Minnesota, Law School; Attended Law School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Navy;
1942 to 1972
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission:
United States Senate (Campaign Manager for Sen. Hubert Humphrey for his second term);
1953 to 1954
State Board/Commission/Council:
Aeronautics (Commissioner, Appointed by Governor Orville Freeman);
1955 to 1956
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was 23 years old in his first term.
He was elected in the 1942 general election, but resigned before he was sworn in to enter the navy (St. Cloud Times, January 1, 1943).
The actual date he withdrew is uncertain. He was reelected in the 1942 election but withdrew after the election and before he was sworn in.
He is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Delavan, Minnesota.
Religion reported in his obituary. He was a longtime member of Mater Dolorosa parish and later of Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Easton.
Elected:
11/5/1940
Residence:
Delavan
Term of Office:
1/6/1941 to 12/10/1942
(unfinished term)
Oath Date:
1/7/1941
Counties Represented:
Faribault
Occupation:
Farmer/Law Student, University of Minnesota
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Civil Administration
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Municipal Affairs
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State Institutions
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Taxes
Reason for unfinished term:
Resigned
Session Notes:
He resigned to join the Navy.
No other information has been entered for this legislator.