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Donald E. Swenson
House 1959-62 (District 8)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Blue Earth
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/26/1913
Birth Place:
Mankato, Minnesota
Birth County:
Blue Earth
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/6/1991
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Baptist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Mankato
Occupation (when first elected):
Chairman, Mankato School Board/Municipal Bond Consultant, T.G. Evensen and Associates, Inc., Minneapolis
EDUCATION
Mankato High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1930
Gustavus Adolphus College; College Graduate; 1935
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Advisory Commission on School Reorganization;
[Dates Unknown]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Coordinating Committee on Education;
1??? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Board of Education Advisory Committee on Junior Colleges (Vice-Chair);
1??? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Mankato, Minnesota (School Board; Chair);
1943 to 1957
[Elected]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Citizens Committee on Public Education;
1957 to ?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ella M. Thomas (married on September 1, 1939)
Children:
Three children: Judith "Judy" and Karen (daughters); and Thomas "Tom" (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Republican Party. (Spring Valley Tribune, February 20, 1991)
He was a member of the Sious Falls, South Dakota College Board of Trustees.
He died at Fairview-Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. His memorial service was held at Normandale Hylands United Methodist Church in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1959-60.
Elected:
11/8/1960
Residence:
Mankato
Term of Office:
1/2/1961 to 1/6/1963
Oath Date:
1/3/1961
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
Municipal Bond Consultant, T.G. Evensen and Associates, Inc., Minneapolis
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Cities of the First and Second Class
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Claims
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Drainage and Soil Conservation
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Municipal Affairs
Elected:
11/4/1958
Residence:
Mankato
Term of Office:
1/5/1959 to 1/1/1961
Oath Date:
1/6/1959
Counties Represented:
Blue Earth
Occupation:
Chairman, Mankato School Board/Municipal Bond Consultant, T.G. Evensen and Associates, Inc., Minneapolis
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Aircraft and Airways
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Banking
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Drainage and Soil Conservation
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Education
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Municipal Affairs
Articles & Books About
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"Donald E. Swenson, 77, Former State Rep., Dies." Spring Valley Tribune, February 20, 1991.