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Larson, Alf

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Map of Hayfield
Hayfield, MN

House 1957-60 (District 5)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

Counties Served:  Dodge

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 03/15/1905 Date of Death: 11/14/1975
Birth Place: Oslo Birth County:  Birth Country: Norway
Other Names:
Gender:  Male Religion:  Lutheran
City of Residence (when first elected):  Hayfield

Occupation (when first elected):  Farmer

EDUCATION

High School; Secondary; Graduate
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; Attended College; 1922-1924

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

County GovernmentDodge County, Minnesota (Soil Conservation District, Supervisor) ??/??/19?? to ??/??/19??
U.S. Executive BranchUnited States Department of Agriculture (Appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Benson to a 20 Man Committee to Discuss Agricultural Resources)Appointed??/??/1953 to ??/??/19??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Laura Mohn (married on June 27, 1946)
Children: No children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He came to the United States in 1922. He moved to the Hayfield, Minnesota area in 1924.

"Although his tendencies are Democratic and he will caucus with the liberals, he was picked by Republican Secretary of Agriculture Benson to a 20-man committee to discuss agricultural resources in 1953." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Alf Larson." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)

He ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in the 1st Minnesota Congressional District in the 1958 election.

He served as Secretary of the Minnesota Association of Soil Conservation Districts.

He wrote a conservation song called God Bless Our Land.

He suffered from a respiratory condition for several years and died at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. His funeral was held at the West St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Byron, Minnesota. He was buried in the West St. Olaf Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Religion provided by his obituary and "Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Alf Larson," Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957.

Legislative Session: 61st (1959-1960)   Session Details
Body: House Elected: 11/4/1958 Term of Office: 1/6/1959 to 1/2/1961
District: 05 Residence: Hayfield
Counties Represented: Dodge
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
Banking
Cooperatives and Marketing
Drainage and Soil Conservation
Municipal Affairs
Public Institutions
Towns and Counties
Legislative Session: 60th (1957-1958)   Session Details term photo
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Body: House Elected: 11/6/1956 Term of Office: 1/8/1957 to 1/5/1959
District: 05 Residence: Hayfield
Counties Represented: Dodge
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Although his tendencies are Democratic and he will caucus with the liberals, he was picked by Republican Secretary of Agriculture Benson to a 20-man committee to discuss agricultural resources in 1953." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Alf Larson." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
Cooperatives and Marketing
Dairy Products and Livestock
Drainage and Soil Conservation
Municipal Affairs
Public Institutions
Towns and Counties

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About
"Services Held Today for Alf Larson, 70, Former Legislator (Obituary)." Minneapolis Star, November 18, 1975.

"Alf Larson, Ex-Solon, Conservationist, Dies (Obituary)." Rochester Post-Bulletin, November 15, 1975, p. 22.

"Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Alf Larson." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957.




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