Henry_A._Gunderson

Henry Gunderson

Henry Gunderson

American politician

Not to be confused with Henry Gundersen.

Henry A. Gunderson (June 20, 1878 – October 7, 1940) was a Wisconsin attorney who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.[1][2]

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Henry A. Gunderson was born in Columbia County, Wisconsin in 1878, the son of Norwegian immigrants. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1900 and in 1903 received a law degree from Columbia University.[3]

He returned to Wisconsin the next year, where he practiced law in Portage. He served several terms as the district attorney for Columbia County. In 1936, he became Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, but resigned on October 16, 1937 to accept an appointment to the state tax commission. After Governor Philip La Follette left office in 1939, the commission was disbanded, and Gunderson returned to his law practice. He died of a heart attack on October 7, 1940 in Portage, Wisconsin.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (comp.). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1937. Madison: 1937, p. 5.
  2. [2]
    "Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. July 2005. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  3. [3]
    "Henry A. Gunderson". Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  4. [4]
    "Gunderson Found Dead". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. October 7, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. [5]
    "Gunderson, Henry A." ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
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