Minnesota Lieutenant Governors who Became Governor by Succession
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| NAME |
ASSUMED OFFICE |
GOVERNOR NUMBER |
PARTY |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
BIOGRAPHY |
| Rudy Perpich |
12/29/1976 |
34th |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Lt. Gov. Rudy Perpich became governor when Gov. Wendell Anderson resigned the governorship to become a U.S. Senator. |
Biography |
| Edward Thye |
4/27/1943 |
26th |
Republican |
Lt. Gov. Edward Thye became governor when Gov. Harold Stassen resigned the governorship to enlist in the U.S. Navy. |
Biography |
| Hjalmar Petersen |
8/24/1936 |
23rd |
Farmer-Labor |
Lt. Gov. Hjalmar Petersen became governor when Gov. Floyd B. Olson died in office. |
Biography |
| J.A.A. Burnquist |
12/30/1915 |
19th |
Republican |
Lt. Gov. J.A.A. Burnquist became governor when Gov. Winfield Hammond died in office. |
Biography |
| A.O. Eberhart |
9/21/1909 |
17th |
Republican |
Lt. Gov. A.O. Eberhart became governor when Gov. John A. Johnson died in office. |
Biography |
| D.M. Clough |
1/31/1895 |
13th |
Republican |
Lt. Gov. D.M. Clough became governor when Gov. Knute Nelson resigned the governorship to become a U.S. Senator. |
Biography |
| Henry Swift |
7/10/1863 |
3rd |
Republican |
Lt. Gov. Henry Swift became governor when Gov. Alexander Ramsey resigned the governorship to become a U.S. Senator. |
Biography |