Stanley W. Holmquist
Stanley Willard Holmquist | |
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4th Minnesota Senate Majority Leader | |
In office January 1967 – January 1973 |
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Preceded by | John M. Zwach |
Succeeded by | Nick Coleman |
Minnesota State Senator | |
In office 1955–1973 |
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Minnesota State Representative | |
In office 1947–1955 |
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Personal details | |
Born | August 23, 1909 Hallock, Minnesota |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bloomington, Minnesota |
Political party | Nonpartisan, Conservative Caucus Republican |
Spouse(s) | Edith Maria Johnson |
Children | Willard, Charles, and Mary |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
Occupation | Retail Lumber Dealer School Superintendent |
Religion | Lutheran |
Stanley W. Holmquist (August 23, 1909 – May 15, 2003) was an American businessman and educator. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and was a former Minnesota Senate Majority Leader.[1] [2]
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Background
Holmquist was born in Hallock, Minnesota. He was the son of Minnesota State Representative, Victor Holmquist. He attended Minnehaha Academy High School and the Augustana Lutheran Synod Minnesota College. He graduated from the University of Minnesota; B.S.; (1936) and M.A.; Educational Administration, (1940). He worked as a lumber dealer and in 1942, he started a family owned lumber business. Holmquist later served as Superintendent and Principal of Grove City schools.[3]
Career
He was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1946, and later was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1954. Holmquist served as the majority leader of the Conservative Caucus in the nonpartisan senate from 1967 until his retirement in 1973.[4]
Personal life
In 1938, he married Edith Maria Johnson, who was the sister of Eleanor Anne Johnson, wife of future Minnesota Governor, Elmer Lee Andersen. [5][6]
References
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