Henry Teigan | |
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 Teigan in 1938 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Lundeen |
| Succeeded by | John G. Alexander |
| Member of theMinnesota Senate from the 29th district | |
| In office January 3, 1933 – January 6, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Duemke |
| Succeeded by | Burton L. Kingsley |
| National Secretary of the Nonpartisan League | |
| In office 1916–1923 | |
| State Secretary of the Socialist Party of North Dakota | |
| In office 1913–1916 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1881-08-07)August 7, 1881 Forest City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 1941(1941-03-12) (aged 59) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Socialist(1913–1916) Nonpartisan League(1916–1923) Farmer-Labor(after 1923) |
| Alma mater | Valparaiso University |
| Occupation | Teacher, editor |
Henry George Teigan (August 7, 1881 – March 12, 1941) was an Americanteacher andeditor who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMinnesota.[1]
Henry Teigan was born inForest City,Winnebago County, Iowa. He attended Luther Academy inAlbert Lea, Minnesota andCentral College inPella, Iowa, later graduating fromValparaiso University in 1908. He gave hiscommencement speech, published in the university's 1909 yearbook, on the merits ofsocialism.[2] From 1900 to 1913 he was a teacher in various communities. (Iowa rural schools: 1900 – 1904,Des Lacs, North Dakota: 1909 – 1910, andLogan, North Dakota: 1912 – 1913).[3][4]
He became involved in politics when eh was elected state secretary of theSocialist Party of North Dakota in 1913, serving until 1916. In this position, he hiredflax farmerArthur C. Townley as a party organizer, whose efforts in the rural western part of the state laid the foundation of theNonpartisan League.[5] Teigan became secretary of the National Nonpartisan League in 1916 and moved toMinneapolis in 1917, serving in that position until 1923.[1] From 1923 to 1925, he was secretary to SenatorMagnus Johnson.[3] At that time, he also began working as an editor and newspaper writer. In 1930 he was theMinnesota Farmer Labor Party nominee forstate auditor, coming in second with 35.96% of the vote.[6] He continued in newspaper work until 1932, when he was elected to theMinnesota Senate where he served one term.[1]
In 1936, he was elected as a candidate of theMinnesota Farmer Labor Party to the75th congress. After one term, he failed to win reelection, and was also defeated in a 1940 bid to regain his seat.[6] After leaving congress, he resumed newspaper and editorial work in Minneapolis, until his death on March 12, 1941.[3] He is interred inHillside Cemetery in Minneapolis.[1] The papers of Henry George Teigan are maintained by theMinnesota Historical Society inSt. Paul, Minnesota.
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| Preceded by S. O. Tjosvold | Farmer–Labor nominee forMinnesota State Auditor 1930 | Succeeded by John T. Lyons |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's 3rd congressional district 1937–1939 | Succeeded by |
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