Henry Rines Explained

Henry Rines
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Order:15th
Office:Minnesota State Treasurer
Term Start:1917
Term End:1925
Governor:J. A. A. Burnquist
J. A. O. Preus
Predecessor:Arthur C. Gooding
Successor:Edward W. Stark
Order2:31st
Office2:Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Term Start2:1913
Term End2:1915
Predecessor2:Howard H. Dunn
Successor2:H.H. Flowers
Birth Date:9 June 1872
Birth Place:Orsa, Sweden
Death Date: (aged 78)
Death Place:Mora, Minnesota
Party:Republican
Residence:Mora, Minnesota
Profession:Publisher

Henry Rines (June 9, 1872  - October 5, 1950) was a Minnesota Republican politician, Minnesota State Treasurer, and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Rines, a newspaper publisher, emigrated as a child from Orsa, Sweden. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1906. He served as speaker from 1913 to 1915, as a part of a faction of progressive Republicans. He was elected as State Treasurer in 1916, a position he held for two terms.

After leaving office, Rines served in a variety of capacities, working as the chair of the state commission of administration and finance, and serving on the state office building committee. He was elected again to the House in 1942, and served two terms. He died in 1950.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14535 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present