Senate 1955-1958 (District 18)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Rice
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/18/1923
Birth Place:
Wheeling Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Rice
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/18/2023
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Al
City of Residence (when first elected):
Dennison
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Northfield High School; Secondary;
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.A.; Political Science, 1950
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Commission on the Problems of Mentally Retarded, Handicapped and Gifted Children;
19?? to 196?
[Appointed]
Military:
United States Navy Air Corps (World War II, Pilot);
1943 to 1945
U.S. Representative:
1st Congressional District, Minnesota (First Elected in a 1958 Special Election That was Called Due to the Death of August H. Andresen);
03/06/1958 to 01/03/1979
[Elected]
State Governor:
Minnesota;
01/04/1979 to 01/03/1983
[Elected]
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations;
1982 to 19??
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Gretchen Hansen Quie (married June 5, 1948)
Children:
Five children: Fred, Jennie, Dan, Joel, Ben
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Knut K. Finseth
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Grandfather
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on a farm in Wheeling Township near Dennison.
He was a member of the Republican Party.
He had lain in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Saturday, September 9.