Henry M. Arens Explained

Henry Martin Arens
Order:26th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Term Start:January 6, 1931
Term End:January 3, 1933
Governor:Floyd B. Olson
Predecessor:Charles Edward Adams
Successor:Konrad K. Solberg
State2:Minnesota
District2:General Ticket
Seat One
Term Start2:March 4, 1933
Term End2:January 3, 1935
Office3:Member of the Minnesota Senate
Term3:1923–1930
Office4:Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Term4:1919–1922
Birth Date:November 21, 1873
Birth Place:Bausenrode, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia
Death Place:Jordan, Minnesota
Party:Farmer Labor
Profession:Farmer

Henry Martin Arens (November 21, 1873  - October 6, 1963) was a politician who served in many offices in Minnesota, including the U.S. House of Representatives.

Arens was born as Heinrich Martin Arens in Bausenrode near Fretter in the Kingdom of Prussia, today part of the municipality of Finnentrop, Westphalia, Germany. He migrated to the United States in November 1889 and was a farmer near Jordan, Minnesota.

Political career

His first public office was as a member of the board of aldermen for Jordan from 1905 to 1913. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1919 to 1922 and in the state senate from 1923 to 1930.

In 1930, he was elected the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and served one two-year term. In 1932 he was elected to the 73rd congress as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party. (In 1932, all of Minnesota's representatives were elected at large.) He served only one term, from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935, the start of the 20th Amendment. He was defeated for re-election in 1934 by Elmer Ryan, after which he commented that he was convinced "that politics is not worthwhile and that never again will I ask favors of the electorate."[1] In 1936 he attempted to retake his seat and was again defeated by Ryan.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress . 1963 .