Andrew Olaf Devold
Andrew Olaf "Andy" "A.O." Devold (November 17, 1881 — December 12, 1939) was an American politician active in Minnesota.
Early life
[edit]Devold was born November 17, 1881, in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1915 to 1918 and in the Minnesota Senate from 1919 to 1926 and again from 1931 until his death.[2] First elected on the ticket of the Socialist Party, he played a key role in founding the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party.[3] He died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 12, 1939, age 58 years.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wolfe, Walter P. "In Memoriam: Andrew Olaf Devold (November 17, 1881 • December 12, 1939)" (PDF). Minnesota Legal History Project. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "Devold, Andrew Olaf "A.O., Andy"". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ Bergman, Klas (July 20, 2019). "Minnesota's Scandinavian Political Legacy" (PDF). Vesterheim. 17 (1). Decorah, Iowa: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum. Retrieved September 5, 2022.