Ronald Lindgren | |
Birth Date: | June 26, 1935 |
Death Date: | June 1, 2015 (aged 79) |
Birth Place: | Gowrie, Iowa |
Death Place: | Jacksonville Beach, Florida |
Office: | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly |
Termstart: | 1974 |
Termend: | 1980 |
Predecessor: | John H. Niebler |
Children: | 2 |
Branch: | |
Alma Mater: | Iowa State University (BS) University of Iowa (PhD) |
Ronald H. Lingren (June 26, 1935 – June 1, 2015) was an American academic and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Lingren was born in Gowrie, Iowa.[1] His father was a farmer and his mother was a teacher. Lindgren was one of four children. He earned a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University and a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Iowa.[2]
After earning his doctorate, Lingren became a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.[3] He was also a member of the United States Army and the Air Force Reserve Command.
Lingren was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1974, defeating incumbent John H. Niebler, and was re-elected in 1976 and 1978. He was a Democrat.[4]
Lingren had two children. He died in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.[5]