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Glen W. Swenson
House 1953-62 (District 27); Senate 1963-66 (District 29)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Wright
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/8/1910
Birth Place:
Buffalo, Minnesota
Birth County:
Wright
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/14/2000
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Buffalo
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
Buffalo High School; Secondary; Graduate
University of Minnesota, Law School; Law Degree; 1935; Admitted to the Bar, 1935
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Attorney:
Rockford, St. Michael, and Albertville, Minnesota (Village Attorney);
19?? to 19??
County Government:
Wright County, Minnesota (County Treasurer);
193? to ?
Military:
United States Army (World War II, South Pacific, Army Counterintelligence Officer, 4 years);
194? to 194?
County Attorney:
Wright County, Minnesota;
196? to 19??
Judge:
10th Judicial District, Minnesota;
1972 to 12/31/1983
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Lora (she died in 1991); Nella Swenson (remarried)
Children:
Two children: Sharon and Shelly (daughters, with Lora)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Swedish ancestry.
"Caucusing with the conservatives..." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Glen Swenson." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
He died at home in Buffalo, Minnesota. His memorial service was held at Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo, Minnesota. He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Buffalo, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.
Body:
Senate
District:
29
Elected:
11/6/1962
Residence:
Buffalo
Term of Office:
1/7/1963 to 1/1/1967
Oath Date:
1/8/1963
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Commerce
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Judiciary
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Labor
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Liquor Control
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Transportation and Communications
Body:
Senate
District:
29
Elected:
11/6/1962
Residence:
Buffalo
Term of Office:
1/7/1963 to 1/1/1967
Oath Date:
1/8/1963
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Attorney/Director, Buffalo National Bank, Wright County State Bank; and Monticello and Rockford State Bank
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Commerce
-
Judiciary
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Labor
-
Liquor Control
-
Transportation and Communications
Elected:
11/8/1960
Residence:
Buffalo
Term of Office:
1/2/1961 to 1/6/1963
Oath Date:
1/3/1961
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Attorney/Director, Buffalo National Bank, Wright County State Bank, and Monticello and Rockford State Bank
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Banking
-
Commercial Transportation and Communications
-
Judiciary
-
Towns and Counties
-
University
Elected:
11/4/1958
Residence:
Buffalo
Term of Office:
1/5/1959 to 1/1/1961
Oath Date:
1/6/1959
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Attorney/Director, Buffalo National Bank, Wright County State Bank, and Monticello and Rockford State Bank
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Commercial Transportation and Communications
-
Cooperatives and Marketing
-
Judiciary
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/6/1956
Residence:
Buffalo
Term of Office:
1/7/1957 to 1/4/1959
Oath Date:
1/8/1957
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Attorney/Director, Buffalo National Bank, Wright County State Bank and Monticello and Rockford State Bank
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "Caucusing with the conservatives…" ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Glen Swenson." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Banking
-
Civil Administration
-
Commercial Transportation and Communications
-
Cooperatives and Marketing
-
Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/2/1954
Residence:
Buffalo
Term of Office:
1/3/1955 to 1/6/1957
Oath Date:
1/4/1955
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "Caucusing with the conservatives..." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Glen Swenson." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Banking
-
Commercial Transportation
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Engrossment and Enrollment
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Taxes
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Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/5/1952
Residence:
Buffalo
Term of Office:
1/5/1953 to 1/2/1955
Oath Date:
1/6/1953
Counties Represented:
Wright
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Party Notes: "Caucusing with the conservatives..." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Glen Swenson." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
-
Banking
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Commercial Transportation
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Judiciary
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Motor Vehicles
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Reapportionment
Articles & Books About
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Haga, Chuck. "Glen Swenson, Former Wright County Judge and Legislator, Dies at 89." Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 17, 2000.
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Gustafson, Paul. "Judge Swenson Spends Retirement Sitting on Bench, But Not the One on the Sidelines." Minneapolis Star and Tribune, April 1, 1985, p. 1A+.
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"Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Glen Swenson." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957.