Ancher Nelsen

Ancher Nelsen (October 11, 1904 – November 30, 1992), was an American politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Minnesota and an eight-term congressman.

Ancher Nelsen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1974
Preceded byJoseph P. O'Hara
Succeeded byTom Hagedorn
34th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 5, 1953 – May 1, 1953
GovernorC. Elmer Anderson
Preceded byC. Elmer Anderson
Succeeded byDonald O. Wright
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office
1935-1949
Personal details
Born(1904-10-11)October 11, 1904
Buffalo Lake, Minnesota
DiedNovember 30, 1992(1992-11-30) (aged 88)
Hutchinson, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ilo Zimmerman (1929), Elvern Krasean
Professionfarmer, politician

Biography

He was born near Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, to Danish parents. Nelsen attended elementary school in Brownton, Minnesota, and graduated from Brownton High School in 1923. In 1924 he began operation of his 280-acre diversified farm at Hutchinson, McLeod County. In 1929 he married Ilo Zimmerman of Brownton; they had three children.[1]

He was a member of the Minnesota Senate, 1935–1949; delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention and 1952 Republican National Convention. He was elected the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1952. He served less than one year (January 5, 1953- May 1, 1953). He resigned to become administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration Program, in Washington, D.C., 1953–1956; He was elected as a Republican to the US House of Representatives in 1958 and served in Congress; from January 3, 1959, to December 31, 1974, in the 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd, and 93rd congresses.

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References
  1. Ancher Nelson Papers
  • United States Congress. "Ancher Nelsen (id: N000028)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Minnesota Historical Society biography
  • Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
Party political offices
Preceded by
C. Elmer Anderson		 Republican nominee for Governor of Minnesota
1956		 Succeeded by
George MacKinnon
Political offices
Preceded by
C. Elmer Anderson		 Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1953–1953		 Succeeded by
Donald O. Wright
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joseph P. O'Hara		 U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district
1959–1974		 Succeeded by
Tom Hagedorn
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