Ancher Nelsen

Ancher Nelsen (born October 11, 1904 in Buffalo Lake , Renville County , Minnesota , † November 30, 1992 in Hutchinson , Minnesota) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1974 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives . He was also the lieutenant governor of his state for a short time in 1953 .

Career

Ancher Nelsen attended high school in Brownton until 1923 . Between 1926 and 1935 he was a member of the school council of the 75th school district. At the same time he was also a member of the Lynn Township School Board . At that time, Nelsen worked full-time as a farmer. In addition, he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

From 1935 to 1949 Nelsen was a member of the Minnesota Senate . In 1948 and 1952 he was a delegate to the respective Republican National Conventions . In 1953 he became the lieutenant governor of his home state. He resigned from this office that same year because he was appointed to the board of the Rural Electrification Administration , a federal agency that dealt with the electrification of rural areas. He held this post between 1953 and 1956.

In the 1958 congressional election, Nelsen was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Minnesota , where he succeeded Joseph Patrick O'Hara on January 3, 1959 . After seven re-elections, he remained in Congress until December 31, 1974 . It was during this time that the civil rights movement peaked and the Vietnam War began . The Watergate Affair also overshadowed the American nation and Congress in 1973 and 1974 . At that time the 23rd , 24th , 25th and 26th amendments to the Constitution were discussed and passed.

In 1974 Nelsen declined to run again. He gave up his mandate on December 31, 1974, three days before the actual end of the legislative period. He then withdrew from politics. Ancher Nelsen died in Hutchinson on November 30, 1992. He was married twice and had three children.

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SURNAME	Nelsen, Ancher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 11, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Buffalo Lake , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH	November 30, 1992
Place of death	Hutchinson , Minnesota