John Moses

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John Moses (1939)

John Moses (born June 12, 1885 in Strand , Norway , †  March 3, 1945 in Rochester , Minnesota ) was an American politician . Moses was the 22nd  governor of North Dakota and the Democratic US Senator for that state .

Early years

Moses received his first school education in his Norwegian homeland. In 1905 he came to America, where he initially worked for a railroad company between 1906 and 1911. He then studied law at the University of North Dakota and opened a law firm in Hazen after passing his exams in 1917 . Between 1919 and 1923, and again from 1927 to 1933, Moses was a district attorney in Mercer County . After he had unsuccessfully applied for the office of governor in 1936, he was elected as his party's candidate for the new governor of his state in 1938.

North Dakota Governor

Moses took up his new office on January 5, 1939. After re-elections in 1940 and 1942, he was able to exercise it until January 4, 1945. Most of his tenure was overshadowed by the events of World War II . The governor tried to bring some arms factories into his state. But all in all, North Dakota came last out of all US states in terms of armaments efforts. Even so, North Dakota soldiers were called to arms. Domestically, Moses cut government spending to reduce the budget deficit. Agriculture flourished in his time. There were no major natural disasters, which resulted in good harvests. Moses was also very linguistically gifted. He could deliver his speeches in Norwegian and German.

End of life

In 1944, Moses was elected to the US Senate. He took up this post in January 1945, but died on March 3 of the same year. He was married to Ethel Joslyn, with whom he had four children.

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SURNAME Moses, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Strand , Norway
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 1945
Place of death Rochester , Minnesota