Arthur E. Nelson
{{Short description|American politician (1892–1955)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Arthur E. Nelson
|image = ArthurNelson.jpg
|jr/sr = United States Senator
|state = Minnesota
|term_start = November 18, 1942
|term_end = January 3, 1943
|predecessor = Joseph H. Ball
|successor = Joseph H. Ball
|birth_name = Arthur Emanuel Nelson
|birth_date = {{birth date|1892|5|10}}
|birth_place = Browns Valley, Minnesota, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1955|4|11|1892|5|10}}
|death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|party = Republican
}}
Arthur Emanuel Nelson (May 10, 1892{{spaced ndash}}April 11, 1955) was an American lawyer and politician who served briefly as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota during the end of 1942 and beginning of 1943
Early life and education
Born in Browns Valley, Minnesota, Arthur Nelson graduated from Macalester College in 1912 and William Mitchell College of Law (then the St. Paul College of Law) in 1915.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000030 Arthur E. Nelson] He also served briefly in the U.S. Army from August to November 1918.
Political career
Nelson was elected Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1922. He served two two-year terms. Nelson unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate as a Republican in 1928 against Henrik Shipstead (receiving 33.4% of the vote).
= Senate =
He was elected to the Senate fourteen years later, in November 1942 to finish out the term of deceased Senator Ernest Lundeen, which had temporarily been filled by appointee Joseph H. Ball (who won the November 1942 election for the full six-year term from 1943 to 1949). Nelson served less than two months, from November 18, 1942, to January 3, 1943. He never sought re-election.
Death
Nelson died in Chicago, Illinois on April 11, 1955.
Notes
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{{s-bef|before=Frank B. Kellogg}}
{{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Minnesota
(Class 1)|years=1928}}
{{s-aft|after=N. J. Holmberg}}
{{s-bef|before=Franklin Ellsworth}}
{{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota|years=1936}}
{{s-aft|after=C. Elmer Anderson}}
{{s-bef|before=Theodore Christianson}}
{{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Minnesota
(Class 2)|years=1942}}
{{s-aft|after=Joseph H. Ball}}
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Served alongside: Henrik Shipstead|before=Joseph H. Ball|after=Joseph Ball}}
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Category:20th-century mayors of places in Minnesota
Category:Republican Party United States senators from Minnesota
Category:Minnesota Republicans
Category:Macalester College alumni
Category:William Mitchell College of Law alumni
Category:United States Army soldiers
Category:United States Army personnel of World War I
Category:People from Browns Valley, Minnesota
Category:20th-century American lawyers