Allan Spear
Allan Henry Spear (born June 24, 1937 in Michigan City , Indiana , † October 11, 2008 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) was an American politician .
Life
Spear attended Oberlin College and graduated from Yale University . He became a member of the Democratic Party and served in the Minnesota Senate from 1973 to 2008 . From January 1993 to January 2001 he served as President of the Senate. After his public coming out on November 9, 1974, Spear was one of the first elected representatives of the United States to live openly gay .
His longtime partner was Junjiro Tsuji, with whom he lived in Minneapolis.
Individual evidence
- ^ WCCO: Longtime State Senator Allan Spear Dies ( Memento from December 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ StarTribune: Longtime state senator Allan Spear dies ( Memento from February 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Minnesota Senate Library: Allan Spear Biography
- WCCO: Longtime State Senator Allan Spear Dies ( December 3, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spear, Allan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spear, Allan Henry (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Michigan City , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 2008 |
| Place of death | Minneapolis , Minnesota |