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Lynn Frazier | |
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United States Senator from North Dakota | |
In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1941 | |
Preceded by | Porter J. McCumber |
Succeeded by | William Langer |
12th Governor of North Dakota | |
In office January 3, 1917 – November 23, 1921 | |
Lieutenant | Howard R. Wood |
Preceded by | L. B. Hanna |
Succeeded by | Ragnvald Nestos |
Personal details | |
Born | Lynn Joseph Frazier December 21, 1874 Medford, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | January 11, 1947 Riverdale, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 72)
Political party | Republican (NPL faction) |
Spouses | Lottie Stafford
(m. 1903; died 1935)Cathrine Behrens Paulson
(m. 1937) |
Education | Mayville State University University of North Dakota (BA) |
Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874 – January 11, 1947) was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 1923 to 1941. He was the first American governor ever successfully recalled from office. The only other American governor to ever be recalled is Gray Davis, who was recalled in 2003.