Harry Bridgeman | |
Birth Place: | Motley, Minnesota, U.S. |
State Senate: | Minnesota |
District: | 62nd |
Term Start: | 1929 |
Term End: | 1950 |
Birth Date: | May 31, 1877 |
Death Date: | May 15, 1955 (aged 77) |
Death Place: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Party: | Independent |
Children: | 5 |
Harry A. Bridgeman Sr. (May 31, 1877 - May 15, 1955) was an American locomotive engineer and politician.
Bridgeman was born near Motley, Minnesota, and attended Minnesota public schools.
Outside of politics, Bridgeman worked as a locomotive engineer for Minnesota and International Railway. Bridgeman served on the Bemidji City Council for two years. He then served in the Minnesota Senate from 1929 to 1950.
Bridgeman lived in Bemidji, Minnesota, with his wife and family. He moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1951. Bridgeman died at the Northern Pacific Railroad Hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1]