M. Alfred Michaelson

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M. Alfred Michaelson

Magne Alfred Michaelson (born September 7, 1878 in Kristiansand , Norway , †  October 26, 1949 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1931 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1885, Alfred Michaelson came to Chicago from his Norwegian homeland with his parents. He attended the public schools in his new home as well as the Chicago Normal School , which he graduated from in 1898. Between 1898 and 1914 he worked as a teacher. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1915 to 1918 he was a member of the Chicago City Council; in 1920 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the Illinois Constitution. Michaelson also got into the banking business. From 1924 to 1927 he was a board member of the Madison and Kedzie State Bank of Chicago .

In the congressional elections of 1920 Michaelson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Niels Juul on March 4, 1921 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 4, 1931 . In 1930 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. In 1929 he was arrested for smuggling alcohol, but his brother-in-law took the blame. Michaelson was not prosecuted.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Alfred Michaelson no longer appeared politically. He died on October 26, 1949 in Chicago, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME Michaelson, M. Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Michaelson, Magne Alfred (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician of Norwegian descent
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Kristiansand , Norway
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 1949
Place of death Chicago , Illinois