Herman Carl Andersen

Herman Carl Andersen (born January 27, 1897 in Newcastle , King County , Washington , †  July 26, 1978 in Arlington , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1963 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1901, Herman Andersen moved with his parents to Lincoln County , Minnesota, as a child . There the family settled near Tyler . Andersen attended the public schools of his new home, and later graduated from the University of Washington and the US Naval Academy in Annapolis ( Maryland ).

Between 1919 and 1925 he dealt with agricultural affairs. Here he was mainly active in the field of livestock. From 1925 to 1930 he worked as an engineer, then again in agriculture until 1938. In 1935 he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Republican Party member . In the 1938 congressional elections, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Minnesota , where he succeeded Paul John Kvale on January 3, 1939 .

After eleven re-elections, Andersen was able to complete twelve consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1963 . A few New Deal laws were initially passed there. Between 1941 and 1945, World War II also overshadowed the work of Congress. In the following years, Andersen saw the beginning of the Cold War , the Korean War and the beginning of the Vietnam War . During Andersen's time in Congress, the 22nd and 23rd amendments were also passed there.

In 1962, Andersen was no longer nominated by his party for another term in the US House of Representatives. Then he withdrew from politics. Herman Andersen spent the last years of his life in Falls Church, Virginia. He died in Arlington on July 26, 1978.

Web links

• Herman Carl Andersen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Herman Carl Andersen in the database of Find a Grave (English)