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    Dickinson, Leonard Ralph

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    House 1943-50 (District 62); Senate 1951-54 (District 62); House 1961-62 (District 62); House 1963-66 (District 64); House 1967-68 (District 64A)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

    Counties Served:  Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/19/1898
    Birth Place: Turtle Lake Township, Minnesota
    Birth County: Beltrami
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 3/13/1994
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Presbyterian
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Bemidji
    Occupation (when first elected): Owner, Dickinson Lumber Co.

    EDUCATION

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Agnes Jacobson
    Children: Four children: Richard and Earle (sons), Lois and Muffy (she worked as a Receptionist for the Minnesota House of Representatives) (daughters)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: public domain, Minnesota resources, improving marketing and expansion of processing, and Minnesota industry.

    He was born near Lake Julia in Beltrami County, Minnesota.

    He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)

    Dickinson started his political career in 1937 as chairman of the Beltrami County Young Republicans. (St. Paul Pioneer Press, March 14, 1994)

    He ran unsuccessfully as the Republican party endorsed candidate for Minnesota Lieutenant Governor in the 1956 election.

    He died of congestive heart failure at Beltrami Nursing Home in Bemidji, Minnesota. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Bemidji, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by his daughter.

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    Total Days Served: 7308

    SESSIONS SERVED

    65th Legislative Session (1967-1968)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1967
    Body: House
    District: 64A
    Elected: 11/8/1966
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/2/1967 to 1/5/1969
    Oath Date: 1/3/1967
    Counties Represented: Beltrami
    Occupation: Lumber Company Executive and Owner
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Employees Compensation
    • Financial Institutions
    • Forestry and Public Domain
    • Game and Fish (Chair)
    • Highways
    • Public Service and Utilities
    • Taxes

    64th Legislative Session (1965-1966)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1965
    Body: House
    District: 64
    Elected: 11/3/1964
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/4/1965 to 1/1/1967
    Oath Date: 1/5/1965
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Lumber Company Executive and Owner
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Commercial Transportation and Communications
    • Employees Compensation
    • Game and Fish (Chair)
    • Highways
    • State and Junior Colleges

    63rd Legislative Session (1963-1964)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1963
    Body: House
    District: 64
    Elected: 11/6/1962
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/7/1963 to 1/3/1965
    Oath Date: 1/8/1963
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Lumber Company Executive and Owner
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Commercial Transportation and Communications
    • Employees Compensation
    • Forestry and Public Domain
    • Game and Fish (Chair)
    • Highways
    • State and Junior Colleges
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    62nd Legislative Session (1961-1962)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1961
    Body: House
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/8/1960
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/2/1961 to 1/6/1963
    Oath Date: 1/3/1961
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Lumber Company Executive and Owner
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Commercial Transportation and Communications
    • Employees Compensation
    • Forestry and Public Domain
    • Game and Fish
    • Welfare

    58th Legislative Session (1953-1954) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1953
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/7/1950
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/1/1951 to 1/2/1955
    Oath Date: 1/2/1951
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Sawmill Manufacturing Operation, Dickinson Lumber Company/Northern-Bred Columbia Sheep, Buena Vista Ranch
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Drainage
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Public Domain
    • Public Welfare
    • Towns and Counties
    • Workmens Compensation

    57th Legislative Session (1951-1952)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1951
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/7/1950
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/1/1951 to 1/2/1955
    Oath Date: 1/2/1951
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: President, Dickinson Lumber Co. and Lakeside Furniture Store
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Drainage
    • Markets and Marketing
    • Municipal Affairs
    • Public Domain
    • Public Welfare
    • Towns and Counties
    • Workmens Compensation
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    56th Legislative Session (1949-1950)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1949
    Body: House
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/2/1948
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/3/1949 to 12/31/1950
    Oath Date: 1/4/1949
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: President, Dickinson Lumber Co. and Lakeside Furniture Store
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Employees Compensation
    • Highways
    • Public Domain (Chair)
    • Rules
    • Taxes
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    55th Legislative Session (1947-1948)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1947
    Body: House
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/5/1946
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/6/1947 to 1/2/1949
    Oath Date: 1/7/1947
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: President, Dickinson Lumber Co. and Lakeside Furniture Store
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Conservation
    • Elections (Chair)
    • Employees Compensation

    54th Legislative Session (1945-1946)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1945
    Body: House
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/7/1944
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/1/1945 to 1/5/1947
    Oath Date: 1/2/1945
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Owner, Dickinson Lumber Co. and Lakeside Furniture Store
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Aviation
    • Elections
    • Employees Compensation
    • Game and Fish
    • Public Domain
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    53rd Legislative Session (1943-1944)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1943
    Body: House
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/3/1942
    Residence: Bemidji
    Term of Office: 1/4/1943 to 12/31/1944
    Oath Date: 1/5/1943
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods
    Occupation: Owner, Dickinson Lumber Co.
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He was a member of the Republican Party. (his daughter)
    Committees:
    • Aircraft and Airways
    • Game and Fish
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Public Domain
    • Workmens and Unemployment Compensation
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    • "Leonard Dickinson Dies at 95; Served in State House, Senate (Obituary)." St. Paul Pioneer Press, March 14, 1994.

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