Fred G. Aandahl

Fred George Aandahl (April 9, 1897 – April 7, 1966) was an American Republican politician from North Dakota. He served as the 23rd Governor of North Dakota from 1945 to 1951 and as a U.S. Representative from 1951 to 1953.

Biography

Aandahl was born in Svea, Barnes County, North Dakota the son of Norwegian emigrant Soren "Sam" J. Aandahl and his American-born wife, Mamie C. (Lawry) Aandahl. He graduated from Litchville High School, and then from the University of North Dakota in 1921 and became a farmer. He was a schoolteacher, a principal, and then superintendent of Litchville's schools from 1922 to 1927.^[1] On June 28, 1926 he married Luella Brekke, and they had three daughters, Louise, Margaret, and Marilyn.

Career

In 1931, 1939 and 1941 Aandahl was member of the North Dakota State Senate. From 1945 to 1951 he was governor of the state, and during his tenure, natural resources were protected and conservation programs were promoted.^[2] He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second United States Congress (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953). He was not a candidate for the Eighty-third Congress in 1952, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate, losing 58%-42% to incumbent William Langer in the Republican Primary.^[3] Aandahl then ran in the General Election against Langer and Democrat Harold A. Morrison and finished in third place and 10% of the vote. From 1953 to 1961 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Interior during both of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administrations.^[4]

Death

Aandahl died in Fargo, North Dakota and was interred in Hillside Cemetery, Valley City.

See also

• North Dakota United States Senate election, 1952

References

External links

• Fred G. Aandahl Papers at The University of North Dakota

• United States Congress. "Fred G. Aandahl (id: A000001)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 
• National Governors Association
• Fred G. Aandahl at Find a Grave

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of North Dakota
Governors	Miller A. Burke Shortridge Allin Briggs Devine Fancher White Sarles J. Burke Hanna Frazier Nestos Sorlie Maddock Shafer Langer O. Olson Moodie Welford Langer Moses Aandahl Brunsdale Davis Guy Link A. Olson Sinner Schafer Hoeven Dalrymple Burgum (elect)
Lieutenant Governors	Dickey Allin Wallace Worst Devine Bartlett Lewis Burdick Kraabel Fraine Kraabel Wood Hyland Maddock Carr Olson Welford Thoresen Patterson Oscar Hagen Holt Dahl Schnell Dahl Duffy Dahl Hagen Wenstrom Tighe Larsen Sanstead Sands Meiers Omdahl Myrdal Dalrymple Wrigley Sanford (elect)

Members of the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota
One seat at-large (1889–1903)	Hansbrough Johnson Spalding Marshall
Two seats at-large (1903–1913)	Seat A Marshall Hanna Seat B Spalding Gronna Helgesen
Three districts (1913–1933)	1st district Helgesen Baer Burtness 2nd district Young Hall 3rd district Norton Sinclair
Two seats at-large (1933–1963)	Seat A Sinclair U. Burdick Robertson U. Burdick Q. Burdick Nygaard Seat B Lemke Robertson Lemke Aandahl Krueger Short
Two districts (1963–1973)	1st district Nygaard Andrews 2nd district Short Redlin Kleppe Link
One seat at-large (1973–present)	Andrews Dorgan Pomeroy Berg Cramer