Edwin J. Chilgren

Edwin J. Chilgren
42nd Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office January 5, 1959 â€“ January 7, 1963
Preceded by	Alfred I. Johnson
Succeeded by	Lloyd L. Duxbury
Minnesota State Representative
In office January 4, 1927 â€“ January 4, 1965
Personal details
Born	July 4, 1897 Jämtland, Sweden
Died	August 31, 1972 (aged 75)
Political party	Nonpartisan Liberal Caucus
Spouse(s)	Fronice Williams
Children	Dorothy and Alyce
Residence	Littlefork, Minnesota
Profession	Publisher

Edwin J. Chilgren (July 4, 1897 in Jämtland, Sweden – August 31, 1972) was a Minnesota politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. After emigrating to Minnesota at the age of seven, Chilgren fought with the United States Marines during World War I. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1926, where he caucused with the Liberal Caucus in the then-nonpartisan body. He became chair of the taxes committee in 1955, and in 1959 he was elected speaker, a position he held until conservatives took control of the house in 1963.

Chilgren retired from the legislature after the 1964 elections. He died in 1972.^[1]

References

1. Minnesota Legislators Past and Present

External links

Edwin J. Chilgren at Find a Grave