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  Alexander, John Grant
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  1934-00-00  
 
NameJohn Grant Alexander
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Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States
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Born July 16, 1893
DiedDecember 08, 1971 (78 years)
ContributorThe Oncoming Storm
Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Sep 09, 2023 07:16am
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InfoALEXANDER, John Grant, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Texas Valley, Cortland County, N.Y., July 16, 1893; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., in 1916; was admitted to the New York bar the same year; moved to Redwood Falls, Minn., in 1916; was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1917 and commenced practice in Lynd, Minn.; engaged in the banking business 1917-1923; during the First World War served as a private in the Three Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ambulance Company in 1918; engaged in the insurance business and in real estate management in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1924; member of the Minnesota National Guard 1927-1937; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1941); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1940; unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1942; resumed the business of real estate management and insurance; resided in Minneapolis, Minn., where he died December 8, 1971; interment in Lakewood Cemetery.


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  09/11/1956 MN District 3 - R Primary Lost 6.97% (-49.37%)
  09/09/1952 MN District 3 - R Primary Lost 23.82% (-12.92%)
  09/14/1948 MN District 5 - R Primary Lost 7.83% (-65.11%)
  07/08/1946 MN District 3 - R Primary Lost 11.80% (-13.29%)
  05/10/1943 Minneapolis Mayor - Primary Lost 3.21% (-37.24%)
  09/08/1942 MN Governor - R Primary Lost 11.92% (-41.39%)
  11/05/1940 MN District 3 Lost 3.06% (-40.42%)
  09/10/1940 MN District 3 - R Primary Lost 36.02% (-13.99%)
  11/08/1938 MN District 3 Won 45.28% (+2.49%)
  06/20/1938 MN District 3 - R Primary Won 41.55% (+10.74%)
  11/03/1936 MN US Senate - Special Election Lost 8.71% (-34.18%)
  06/20/1932 MN At-Large - MFL Primary Lost 1.64% (-6.73%)
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