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    Stiening, Henry C.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1935-46 (District 49)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

    Counties Served:  Clay, Wilkin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/26/1895
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Germany
    Date of Death: 6/23/1962
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Moorhead
    Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer

    EDUCATION

    Ada High School; Secondary; Graduate
    University of North Dakota, Law School; Bachelor of Law; 1917

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Agency: Minnesota State Banking Department (Special Attorney, 8 years); 19?? to 19??
    Municipal Attorney: Barnesville, Minnesota (City Attorney); 19?? to 1925
    Military: United States Armed Forces (World War I, France, 7 months); 191? to 191?
    County Attorney: Clay County, Minnesota; 1927 to 1932
    State Attorney General Staff: Minnesota Office of the Attorney General (Assistant Attorney General); 01/01/1932 to 01/01/1933
    Municipal Board/Commission: Moorhead, Minnesota (City Charter Commission); 1945 to 1950
    Municipal Attorney: Moorhead, Minnesota (City Attorney); 1948 to 1950
    Municipal Mayor: Moorhead, Minnesota (City Mayor); 1952 to 1953
    Municipal Board/Commission: Moorhead, Minnesota (City Public Service Commission, Chair); 1954 to 06/1962

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Illinois in 1896. He moved to a homestead in Pierce County, North Dakota in 1900. He came to a farm near Felton, Minnesota in 1910. He then lived in Barnesville, Minnesota before he moved to Moorhead, Minnesota in 1925.

    He was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta fraternity.

    He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Shrine.

    His gravestone is in Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America.

    He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by In Memoriam.

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    Total Days Served: 4382

    SESSIONS SERVED

    54th Legislative Session (1945-1946) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 49
    Elected: 11/3/1942
    Residence: Moorhead
    Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
    Counties Represented: Clay, Wilkin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Civil Administration
    • Judiciary
    • Labor
    • Liquor Control
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Welfare (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Towns and Counties
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    53rd Legislative Session (1943-1944)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 49
    Elected: 11/3/1942
    Residence: Moorhead
    Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
    Counties Represented: Clay, Wilkin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Civil Administration
    • Judiciary
    • Labor
    • Liquor Control
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Welfare (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Towns and Counties
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    52nd Legislative Session (1941-1942) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 49
    Elected: 11/8/1938
    Residence: Moorhead
    Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/4/1943
    Counties Represented: Clay, Wilkin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Civil Administration
    • Judiciary
    • Labor
    • Public Welfare (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Telephone and Telegraph
    • Towns and Counties
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    51st Legislative Session (1939-1940)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 49
    Elected: 11/8/1938
    Residence: Moorhead
    Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/4/1943
    Counties Represented: Clay, Wilkin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Civil Administration
    • Judiciary
    • Labor
    • Public Welfare (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Telephone and Telegraph
    • Towns and Counties
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    50th Legislative Session (1937-1938) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 49
    Elected: 11/6/1934
    Residence: Moorhead
    Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 1/2/1939
    Counties Represented: Clay, Wilkin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Civil Administration
    • Judiciary
    • Labor
    • Public Highways
    • Public Welfare (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Telephone and Telegraph
    • Towns and Counties
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    49th Legislative Session (1935-1936)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 49
    Elected: 11/6/1934
    Residence: Moorhead
    Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 1/2/1939
    Counties Represented: Clay, Wilkin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Civil Administration
    • Judiciary
    • Labor
    • Public Highways
    • Public Welfare (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Telephone and Telegraph
    • Towns and Counties
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    In Memoriam: Senators Alfred Berglund, Colvin G. Butler, Sherman W. Child, Leonard W. Dernek, H.C. Hanson, John A. Johnson, Charles Klein, Martin M. Malone, Nels A. Pederson, Herbert Rogers, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 3, 1963. - The information on Henry C. Stiening also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 3, 1963, p. 1005-1006.


    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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