Frank A. Wenstrom Explained

Frank A. Wenstrom
Office:28th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Governor:William L. Guy
Term Start:1963
Term End:1965
Predecessor:Orville W. Hagen
Successor:Charles Tighe
Birth Date:27 July 1903
Birth Place:Wells County, North Dakota
Death Place:Williston, North Dakota
Party:Republican

Frank A. Wenstrom (July 27, 1903 – May 12, 1997) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Governor William L. Guy. Wenstrom also served in the North Dakota Senate for District 1 from 1957 to 1960 and 1967 to 1986, and was the President of the state's second Constitutional Convention.[1]

Franklin Augustus Wenstrom was born and grew up in Wells County, North Dakota. He was the son of James A. Wenstrom (1874-1963) and Anna (Kringstad) Wenstrom (1874-1967). His parents were of Norwegian and Swedish immigrant heritage. Beginning in 1933, he worked in the oil business in Carrington, North Dakota. In 1945, he became secretary- manager for the Williston (N.D.) Chamber of Commerce. Wenstrom worked as public relations officer for First National Bank of Williston (1951-1960).[2] [3] [4]

In 1938, he was married to Mary Esther Pickett (1907-2002). Wenstrom died at age 93 in 1997 and was buried at Riverview Cemetery in Williston.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. North Dakota Blue Book, 1989
  2. Web site: Frank Wenstrom Papers, 1936-1994. University of North Dakota . May 5, 2016.
  3. Web site: Wenstrom Foundation Scholarship. Williston (N. D.) Herald . February 2, 2016 . May 5, 2016.
  4. Web site: Frank A. Wenstrom Papers . State Historical Society of North Dakota . May 5, 2016.
  5. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s_site=grandforks&p_multi=GF&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6E91E6E8696FC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Wenstrom has vascular surgery