Arthur E. Nelson
Arthur E. Nelson | |
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United States Senator from Minnesota | |
In office November 18, 1942 – January 3, 1943 | |
Preceded by | Joseph H. Ball |
Succeeded by | Joseph H. Ball |
Personal details | |
Born | Arthur Emanuel Nelson May 10, 1892 Browns Valley, Minnesota |
Died | April 11, 1955 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 62)
Political party | Republican |
Arthur Emanuel Nelson (May 10, 1892 – April 11, 1955) was an American lawyer and politician who served briefly as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota during the end of 1942 and beginning of 1943
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Browns Valley, Minnesota, Arthur Nelson graduated from Macalester College in 1912 and William Mitchell College of Law (then the St. Paul College of Law) in 1915.[1] He also served briefly in the U.S. Army from August to November 1918.
Political career
[edit]Nelson was elected Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1922. He served two two-year terms. Nelson unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate as a Republican in 1928 against Henrik Shipstead (receiving 33.4% of the vote).
Senate
[edit]He was elected to the Senate fourteen years later, in November 1942 to finish out the term of deceased Senator Ernest Lundeen, which had temporarily been filled by appointee Joseph H. Ball (who won the November 1942 election for the full six-year term from 1943 to 1949). Nelson served less than two months, from November 18, 1942, to January 3, 1943. He never sought re-election.
Death
[edit]Nelson died in Chicago, Illinois on April 11, 1955.
Notes
[edit]- United States Congress. "Arthur E. Nelson (id: N000030)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1892 births
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- 20th-century mayors of places in Minnesota
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- Minnesota Republicans
- Macalester College alumni
- William Mitchell College of Law alumni
- Minnesota lawyers
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- United States Army personnel of World War I
- People from Browns Valley, Minnesota
- 20th-century American lawyers
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- 20th-century United States senators