Petersen, Hjalmar

Sessions Served

Other Information

House 1931-34 (District 56)

Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

Counties Served: Pine

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 1/2/1890

Birth Place: Eskildstrup,

Birth County:

Birth Country: Denmark

Date of Death: 3/29/1968

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Askov

Occupation (when first elected): Founder and Editor, Askov American

EDUCATION

Secondary; His formal schooling ended at age 14

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Mayor: Askov, Minnesota (Village Mayor); 19?? to 19??

Municipal Government: Askov, Minnesota (Village Clerk); 1918 to 19??

State Lieutenant Governor: Minnesota; 01/08/1935 to 08/24/1936

State Governor: Minnesota; 08/24/1936 to 01/04/1937 [Appointed]

State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission; 01/05/1937 to 19?? [Elected]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Rigmor C. Wosgaard (married in 1914); Medora B. Grandprey Petersen (married on June 28, 1934; she died on April 7, 1997)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He became Governor of Minnesota when Floyd B. Olson died while in office.

Before he ran for the Minnesota Legislature he had been a member of the Republican Party. By the time he ran for office he was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party.

"As a state representative from Pine County from 1930-1934, he was a strong Farmer-Labor party member." (Anderson, Kendall. "Income Tax Sponsor Briefly Held State's Top Office." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, April 11, 1997, p. 15.)

He came to the United States with his parents as a baby.

He owned the Askov American newspaper.

He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Minnesota Legislature in 1926 and 1928.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Farmer-Labor Party primary endorsement for Governor of Minnesota in 1938. He lost as the Farmer-Labor Party candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1940 and 1942. He was an usuccessful candidate for the Republican Party primary endorsement for Governor of Minnesota in 1946.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement to run for the United States Senate in 1958.

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Total Days Served: 1463

SESSIONS SERVED

48th Legislative Session (1933-1934)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/1933

Body: House

District: 56

Elected: 11/8/1932

Residence: Askov

Term of Office: 1/2/1933 to 1/6/1935
Oath Date: 1/3/1933

Counties Represented: Pine

Occupation: Founder and Editor, Askov American

Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "As a state representative from Pine County from 1930-1934, he was a strong Farmer-Labor party member." (Anderson, Kendall. "Income Tax Sponsor Briefly Held State's Top Office." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, April 11, 1997, p. 15.)

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