| Elmer A. Benson AKA Elmer Austin Benson Born: 22-Sep-1895
Birthplace: Appleton, MN
Died: 13-Mar-1985
Location of death: Minneapolis, MN
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton, MN
Gender: Male
Religion: Lutheran
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic [1] Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Minnesota, 1937-39 Military service: US Army (1918-19, Pvt.)
[1] Farmer-Labor Party. Later a Democrat-Farmer-Labor (DFL).
Father: Thomas Helga Benson
Mother: Dora Jacobsen
Wife: Francis Lillian Miller (m. 14-Oct-1922, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Lois
Son: Thomas
Law School: LLB, St. Paul College of Law (1918)
Governor of Minnesota (4-Jan-1937 to 2-Jan-1939)
US Senator, Minnesota (appointed, 27-Dec-1935 to 3-Nov-1936)
Minnesota State Official State Commissioner of Banks (1933-35)
Minnesota State Official State Commissioner of Securities (1933)
American Legion
Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
Freemasonry
Minnesota State Bar Association 1918
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Norwegian Ancestry
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