Henrik Shipstead
American politician
Died when: 79 years 170 days (953 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881 – June 26, 1960) was an American politician.He served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, from the state of Minnesota.
He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 and then as a Republican from 1941 to 1947.
Few members of Congress in American history were more consistent in opposing US foreign interventionism.Shipstead was born on a farm in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, in 1881 to Norwegian immigrant parents.
In the early 20th century, he set up a dental practice and was elected president of the village council of Glenwood in neighboring Pope County.
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