Henrik Shipstead

Politician
BIRTHDAY
January 8,1881
Birthplace
Minnesota
Age
Jun 26,1960,age 79
Birth Sign
Capricorn
BIRTHDAY
January 8,1881 (age Jun 26,1960,age 79)
Birthplace
Minnesota

About

Republican politician who was a Senator from Minnesota from 1923 to 1947. During his tenure in the Senate he steadfastly supported American isolationism.

Before Fame

He was a dentist in his home state of Minnesota, and got involved in politics as the mayor of Glenwood in 1911, before taking the Senate seat in 1922.

Trivia

Serving mostly during the period between WW I and II, he voted against America's entry in the League of Nations, and called for an end to reparations imposed on Germany.

Family Life

He was born in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.

Associated With

His successor in the Senate worked alongside Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey. .