Mangan, Thomas J. "Tom"
House 1975-78 (District 19B)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Anoka, Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/12/1926
Birth Place:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/28/1998
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Tom
City of Residence (when first elected):
Anoka
Occupation (when first elected):
Director of Special Education, School District #11
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin; College Graduate; 1950
University of Minnesota; Attended Graduate School;
University of Michigan; M.S.; also listed as an M.A.; 1956
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Education (Hearing Consultant);
19?? to ?
Military:
United States Navy Reserve (World War II);
1944 to 1946
County Board/Commissioner:
Anoka County, Minnesota (County Mental Health Association; President);
1972 to 1973
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Myra (preceded him in death); Mary (married on April 15, 1998)
Children:
Six children: John, James, and Patrick (sons); Constance, Margaret, and Laurette (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He had been a teacher of the deaf.
He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1972 and 1978 elections.
He was a member of St. Stephens Catholic Church, Anoka.
Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975 and obituary.
Body: House
District: 19B
Elected: 11/2/1976
Residence: Anoka
Term of Office: 1/4/1977 to 1/2/1979
Counties Represented:
Anoka, Hennepin
Occupation: Director; Special Education, Anoka Hennepin District #11
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Education
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Education: Joint House/Senate Subcommittee on Libraries
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Health and Welfare
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Higher Education
Body: House
District: 19B
Elected: 11/5/1974
Residence: Anoka
Term of Office: 1/7/1975 to 1/3/1977
Counties Represented:
Anoka, Hennepin
Occupation: Director of Special Education, School District #11
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Health and Welfare
-
Higher Education
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Labor-Management Relations
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