Henry Teigan

Henry Teigan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Preceded by	Ernest Lundeen
Succeeded by	John G. Alexander
Personal details
Born	(1881-08-07)August 7, 1881 Forest City, Iowa
Died	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Political party	Farmer-Labor (FL)
Alma mater	Valparaiso University
Occupation	Teacher and Editor

Henry George Teigan (August 7, 1881 – March 12, 1941) was an American labor leader and editor who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.

Background

Born in Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa, he attended Luther Academy in Albert Lea, Minnesota and Central College in Pella, Iowa, eventually graduating from Valparaiso University in 1908. From 1900 to 1913 he was a teacher in various communities. (Iowa rural schools: 1900 – 1904, Des Lacs, North Dakota: 1909 – 1910, and Logan, North Dakota: 1912 – 1913).

Career

He became involved in politics in 1913, serving as secretary of the North Dakota State Socialist Party until 1916. Teigan moved to Minneapolis, in 1917, where he served as secretary of the National Nonpartisan League from 1916 – 1923. From 1923 – 1925 he was secretary to Senator Magnus Johnson. At that time, he also began working as an editor and newspaper writer, which he continued until 1933 when he was elected to the Minnesota Senate where he served one term.

In 1937, he was elected as a candidate of the Minnesota Farmer Labor Party to the 75th congress. After one term, he failed to win reelection, and was also defeated in a 1940 bid to regain his seat. After leaving congress, he resumed newspaper and editorial work in Minneapolis, until his death on March 12, 1941. He is interred in Hillside Cemetery. The papers of Henry George Teigan are maintained by the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, MN.

References

• Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
• Teigan, Henry George at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• Guide to Research Collections. Teigan, Henry George, 1881-1941
• Henry Teigan at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 2011
• Nonpartisan League
• Luther Academy 1888-1928

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Ernest Lundeen	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district 1937–1939	Succeeded by John G. Alexander