Fred G. Aandahl

Fred George Aandahl
23rd Governor of North Dakota
In office 1945–1951
Lieutenant	Clarence P. Dahl
Preceded by	John Moses
Succeeded by	Clarence Norman Brunsdale
Personal details
Born	April 9, 1897(1897-04-09) Litchville, North Dakota, United States
Died	April 7, 1966(1966-04-07) (aged 68) Valley City, North Dakota, United States
Political party	Republican
Religion	Lutheran

Fred George Aandahl (April 9, 1897 – April 7, 1966) was a 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 Litchville, Barnes County, North Dakota, the son of Norwegian emigrants Soren "Sam" J. and 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 superintendent of Litchville's schools from 1922 to 1927. On June 28, 1926 he married Luella Brekke. In 1931, 1939 and 1941 he was member of the North Dakota State Senate. From 1945 to 1951 he was governor of the state. 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, running as an independent against incumbent William Langer, a fellow Republican, and Democrat Harold A. Morrison with Langer winning in a landslide and Aandahl receiving third place and 10% of the vote. From 1953 to 1961 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Aandahl died in Fargo, North Dakota and was interred in Hillside Cemetery, Valley City, North Dakota.

See also

• North Dakota United States Senate election, 1952

External links

• Fred G. Aandahl Papers at The University of North Dakota
• Fred G. Aandahl at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by John Moses	Governor of North Dakota 1945–1951	Succeeded by Clarence Norman Brunsdale
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by William Lemke	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's 1st congressional district 1951–1953	Succeeded by Otto Krueger