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Perrizo, Jr., Mitchell

House 1941-42 (District 7)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served:  Faribault

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 7/3/1917
Birth Place: Delavan, Minnesota
Birth County: Faribault
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 12/3/2011
Gender: Male
Religion: Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Delavan
Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Law Student, University of Minnesota

EDUCATION

Delavan Schools; Secondary; Graduate, 1935
St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota; B.A.; 1939
American University, Washington D.C.; Attended Graduate School; Studied for a doctorate degree in international relations
University of Minnesota, Law School; Attended Law School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: United States Navy; 1942 to 1972
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission: United States Senate (Campaign Manager for Sen. Hubert Humphrey for his second term); 1953 to 1954
State Board/Commission/Council: Aeronautics (Commissioner, Appointed by Governor Orville Freeman); 1955 to 1956 [Appointed]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Delavan, Minnesota.

Religion reported in his obituary. He was a longtime member of Mater Dolorosa parish and later of Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Easton.

Total Days Served: 666

SESSIONS SERVED

53rd Legislative Session (1943-1944)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 07
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Delavan
Term of Office: See Session Notes (unfinished term)
Counties Represented: Faribault
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
Reason for unfinished term: Other - See Notes
Session Notes: The actual date he withdrew is uncertain. He was reelected in the 1942 election but withdrew after the election and before he was sworn in.

52nd Legislative Session (1941-1942)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 07
Elected: 11/5/1940
Residence: Delavan
Term of Office: 1/7/1941 to 1/4/1943
Counties Represented: Faribault
Occupation: Farmer/Law Student, University of Minnesota
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Agriculture
  • Civil Administration
  • Municipal Affairs
  • State Institutions
  • Taxes
No other information has been entered for this legislator. These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.