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John Moses

John MosesBorn: 12-Jun-1885
Birthplace: Strand, Norway
Died: 3-Mar-1945
Location of death: Rochester, MN
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, ND

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of North Dakota, 1939-45

Placed third in the 1936 gubernatorial election, but won the 1938 election and served as the wartime Governor of North Dakota. He defeated Gerald P. Nye in 1944 for US Senate, but died one month into holding office.

    High School: (in Norway)
    University: AB, University of North Dakota (1914)
    Law School: JD, University of North Dakota (1915)

    US Senator, North Dakota (3-Jan-1945 to 3-Mar-1945, his death)
    Governor of North Dakota (5-Jan-1939 to 3-Jan-1945)
    North Dakota State Official State's Attorney, Mercer County, ND (1919-23 and 1927-33)
    Norwegian Ancestry


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