Henrik Shipstead | |
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United States Senator from Minnesota | |
In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1947 | |
Preceded by | Frank B. Kellogg |
Succeeded by | Edward John Thye |
Personal details | |
Born | Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, U.S. | January 8, 1881
Died | June 26, 1960 Alexandria, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 79)
Nationality | Norwegian-American |
Political party | Republican (before 1922, 1940–1960) Farmer-Labor (1923–1940) |
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Profession | Dentist |
Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881 – June 26, 1960) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, from the state of Minnesota. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 and then as a Republican from 1941 to 1947.
Few members of Congress in American history were more consistent in opposing US foreign interventionism.
Shipstead was born on a farm in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, in 1881 to Norwegian immigrant parents. In the early 20th century, he set up a dental practice and was elected president of the village council of Glenwood in neighboring Pope County.