August H. Andresen | |
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 Official portrait of Andresen; 1936 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 14, 1958 | |
| Preceded by | District inactive |
| Succeeded by | Al Quie |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Russell Davis |
| Succeeded by | District inactive |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1890-10-11)October 11, 1890 Newark, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1958(1958-01-14) (aged 67) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
August Herman Andresen (October 11, 1890 – January 14, 1958) was an Americanlawyer andpolitician fromMinnesota. He served in theU.S. Congress as aRepublican for thirty-one years.
August Herman Andresen was born inNewark, Illinois to Reverend Ole and Anna Andresen. He graduated fromSt. Olaf College in 1912 andWilliam Mitchell College of Law (then the St. Paul College of Law) in 1914.[1]
Andresen was first elected to Congress in 1925, serving the third district from 1925–1933, in the69th,70th,71st, and72nd congresses, and the first district from 1935 – 1958, in the74th,75th,76th,77th,78th,79th,80th,81st,82nd,83rd,84th, and85th congresses.
In 1947-8, he served on theHerter Committee.[2]
By 1948, Andresen was the ranking member of theHouse Agriculture Committee. In 1952, Andresen had been one of PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower's finalists forSecretary of Agriculture, but Andresen declined to give up his seat. Andresen voted in favor of theCivil Rights Act of 1957.[3]
In 1914 he married Julia Lien.[1]
August H. Andresen died age 67 on January 14, 1958.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative fromMinnesota's 3rd congressional district 1925 – 1933 | Succeeded by At large on a General ticket: Henry M. Arens,Ray P. Chase,Theodore Christianson,Einar Hoidale,Magnus Johnson,Harold Knutson,Paul John Kvale,Ernest Lundeen,Francis Shoemaker |
| Preceded by At large on a General ticket: Henry M. Arens,Ray P. Chase,Theodore Christianson,Einar Hoidale,Magnus Johnson,Harold Knutson,Paul John Kvale,Ernest Lundeen,Francis Shoemaker | U.S. Representative fromMinnesota's 1st congressional district 1935 – 1958 | Succeeded by |
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