Lynn Frazier

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Lynn Frazier (1923)

Lynn Joseph Frazier (born December 21, 1874 in Medford , Minnesota , † January 11, 1947 in Riverdale , Maryland ) was an American politician and from 1917 to 1921 the twelfth governor of North Dakota . He also represented this state in the US Senate .

Early years

In 1881, Lynn Frazier moved with his parents to the Dakota Territory , where the family settled in Pembina County . Frazier also attended local schools there. He studied at Mayville State Normal School until 1895 and then until 1901 at the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks . Then he worked in agriculture.

New parties in North Dakota

In the years after 1915, the two traditional parties, the Republicans and the Democrats , had faded a little in North Dakota. The Nonpartisan League (NPL) and the Independent Voters Association (IVA) had temporarily taken their place. Both were in sharp opposition to one another. The NPL was more of a socialist position and was also founded by the former socialist A. C. Townley . The party was briefly organized nationwide, but achieved its greatest successes in North Dakota. With Lynn Frazier and Walter Maddock , she put two governors in this state between 1917 and 1929. The IVA was founded as an opposition to the NPL by conservative and capitalist forces whose interests it represented. With Ragnvald A. Nestos and George F. Shafer , she also provided two governors in the 1920s. Since 1933, neither party played a major role in North Dakota. The Republicans and Democrats restored the old balance of power.

North Dakota Governor

In 1916 Frazier was elected as the new governor. He had run for the NPL and was elected with 79% of the vote. It was confirmed in 1918 and 1920. Frazier was very popular as governor during his first two terms. It was then that women's suffrage was introduced in North Dakota. In addition to supporting the federal government's war effort for the ongoing World War I, major changes have been introduced in North Dakota. One relied on state-owned companies in all economic sectors. Thus, among other things, the state bank ( Bank of North Dakota ) and a state mill were created. An industry commission composed of the governor, the minister of justice, the minister of agriculture and the minister of economics was established to oversee the performance of these state-owned operations. The tax and insurance system has also been reformed.

A constitutional amendment came into force, according to which officials could be removed from office by voting. However, Frazier should be the first victim of this clause. The reason for this measure was, in addition to the critical attitude of the opposition, to an economic crisis that unfolded after the First World War. Agriculture suffered particularly badly from the crisis. The opposition IVA saw the industrial commission and the establishment of state-owned companies as a reason for the crisis and successfully pushed for the removal of the governor through a recall . He was the first governor of a US state to lose his office in this way. Overall, this process has only been repeated once in California in 2003, when Governor Gray Davis was replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger . The third voting in US history took place on June 5, 2012 in Wisconsin , where Governor Scott Walker (Republican) had to face the process. However, in contrast to Frazier and Davis, this one survived the deselection.

Further career

After the abrupt end of his tenure as governor, Frazier was elected to the US Senate for the Republican Party. He stayed there between 1923 and 1941 before losing to William Langer in primary in 1940 . After leaving Congress , Frazier devoted himself to his private business. He died in January 1947. Lynn Frazier was married twice with a total of five children.

Web links

Commons : Lynn Frazier  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Democrats file 1 million signatures for Walker recall (accessed January 18, 2012).
  2. ↑ Monica Davey, Jeff Zeleny: Walker Survives Wisconsin Recall Vote. In: The New York Times, June 6, 2012 (accessed June 6, 2012).
personal data
SURNAME Frazier, Lynn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Frazier, Lynn Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Medford , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH January 11, 1947
Place of death Riverdale , Maryland