Shipstead, Henrik "Henrick"
House 1917-18 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Pope
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/8/1881
Birth Place:
Burbank, Minnesota
Birth County:
Kandiyohi
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/26/1960
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Henrick
City of Residence (when first elected):
Glenwood
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Dentistry
EDUCATION
Minnesota Common Schools; Elementary School;
New London Public Schools; Secondary;
St. Cloud Normal School; Attended College;
Northwestern University, Illinois; College Graduate; Dentistry, 1902 or 1903
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Mayor:
Glenwood, Minnesota (City Mayor);
1911 to 1913
U.S. Senator:
Minnesota;
03/04/1923 to 01/03/1947
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
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Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Congress in 1918.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1920.
He was first elected to the United States Senate as a Farmer-Laborite. In 1940 he was elected as a Republican.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the United States Senate in 1946.
He was a member of the Farmer-Labor Party and later the Republican Party.
He died in Alexandria, Minnesota and was buried in Kinkead Cemetery.
Elected: 11/7/1916
Residence: Glenwood
Term of Office: 1/2/1917 to 1/6/1919
Counties Represented:
Pope
Occupation: Practicing Dentistry
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
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Game and Fish
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General Legislation
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Public Health and Pure Food
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Reapportionment
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Reorganization of State Government
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State Hospitals