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Elmer A. Benson
Elmer A. Benson
24th Governor of Minnesota
	In office; January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939
Lieutenant	Gottfrid Lindsten
Preceded by	Hjalmar Petersen
Succeeded by	Harold Stassen
United States Senator; from Minnesota
	In office; December 27, 1935 – November 3, 1936
Appointed by	Floyd B. Olson
Preceded by	Thomas D. Schall
Succeeded by	Guy V. Howard
Personal details
Born	September 22, 1895; Appleton, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	March 13, 1985 (aged 89); Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Farmer-Labor (after 1944)
Other political; affiliations	Farmer-Labor (before 1944)
Spouse	Francis Miller
Education	William Mitchell College of Law
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1918–1919
Rank	Private
Battles/wars	World War I

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Elmer Austin Benson (September 22, 1895 – March 13, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. In 1935, Benson was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of Thomas Schall.^[1] He served as the 24th governor of Minnesota, defeating Republican Martin Nelson in a landslide in Minnesota's 1936 gubernatorial election. He lost the governorship two years later to Republican Harold Stassen in the 1938 gubernatorial election.^[2]

Education

Born in 1895 in Appleton, Minnesota, Benson studied law at William Mitchell College of Law (then the St. Paul College of Law) and served for a year in the U.S. Army during World War I. He never practiced law after returning from active duty, choosing instead to pursue a banking and business career.

Olson's ally

Benson was a close ally of Governor Floyd B. Olson, another member of the Farmer-Labor Party, who helped orchestrate Benson's political rise. Olson appointed Benson state Commissioner of Securities before choosing him to replace Thomas D. Schall in the United States Senate after Schall's death in December 1935. Benson served in the 74th congress, until November 3, 1936.

Governor of Minnesota

After Olson's premature death from cancer in 1936 and the interregnum of Lieutenant Governor Hjalmar Petersen, Benson stepped into the breach and was elected the 24th governor of Minnesota by the largest margin in state history. He served as the 24th governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1937, to January 2, 1939. His defeat by a record margin in 1938 is seen as the beginning of the end of the Farmer-Labor Party as an independent political force and a setback for progressive politics in Minnesota. In 1940, he ran for the United States Senate against Henrik Shipstead, an incumbent senator who defected from the Farmer-Labor Party to join the Republicans. Benson took second place, receiving 25% of the vote, in a race that also involved a Democrat, while Shipstead was reelected. He ran for the Senate for the last time in 1942, losing to Republican Joseph H. Ball in a four-way race.

DFL Party

Benson was also the chief figure behind a schism within the DFL Party in Minnesota between 1946 and 1948. The DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party) had been created in 1944 with the merging of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer-Labor Party. Benson and his supporters actively took control of the party's main committee in 1946, but were displaced by the supporters of Hubert H. Humphrey (then the mayor of Minneapolis) in 1948. The influence of Humphrey and his supporters had grown significantly within the party between 1946 and 1948 due to Humphrey's popularity and his work through the ADA, the state farm co-ops, and support from the national arm of the CIO. Humphrey's group of supporters—which included such future DFL political stars as Arthur Naftalin, Orville Freeman, and Walter Mondale—wrested control of the DFL from Benson's supporters at a February 1948 party convention. Humphrey's later successful Senate campaign signaled a significant victory for his faction within the fledgling DFL Party and the defeat of Benson's candidates in the DFL primaries. The 1948 schism eventually led Benson and his supporters to leave the DFL.

Death

Before ill health drove him from the public arena, Benson became a force within the short-lived Progressive Party, managing the 1948 presidential campaign of its candidate, Henry Wallace. Benson died in 1985 in Minneapolis, and is buried at the Appleton Cemetery in the town of his birth, Appleton, Minnesota.

References

^ Services, Times Wire (March 16, 1985). "Socialist Elmer Benson Dies at 89 : Radical Played a Prominent Role in Minnesota Politics". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
^ Elmer A. Benson, "Politics in My Lifetime." Minnesota History 47 (1980): 154–60.

Party political offices
Preceded by Floyd B. Olson	Farmer–Labor nominee for Governor of Minnesota 1936, 1938	Succeeded by Hjalmar Petersen
Preceded by Henrik Shipstead	Farmer–Labor nominee for U.S. Senator from Minnesota (Class 1) 1940	Succeeded by Theodore Jorgenson Democratic–Farmer–Labor
Preceded by Al Hansen	Farmer–Labor nominee for U.S. Senator from Minnesota (Class 2) 1942	Succeeded by Hubert Humphrey Democratic–Farmer–Labor
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Thomas D. Schall	U.S. senator (Class 2) from Minnesota 1935–1936 Served alongside: Henrik Shipstead	Succeeded by Guy V. Howard
Political offices
Preceded by Hjalmar Petersen	Governor of Minnesota 1937–1939	Succeeded by Harold Stassen
Honorary titles
Preceded by F. Ryan Duffy	Most senior living U.S. senator (Sitting or former) August 16, 1979 – March 13, 1985	Succeeded by Claude Pepper

[1] Services, Times Wire (March 16, 1985). "Socialist Elmer Benson Dies at 89 : Radical Played a Prominent Role in Minnesota Politics". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

[2] Elmer A. Benson, "Politics in My Lifetime." Minnesota History 47 (1980): 154–60.

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-'''Elmer Austin Benson''' (September 22, 1895{{spaced ndash}} March 13, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from [[Minnesota]].  In 1935, Elmer Benson was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of [[Thomas D. Schall|Thomas Schall]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-16/business/fi-27186_1_minnesota-politics|title=Socialist Elmer Benson Dies at 89 :  Radical Played a Prominent Role in Minnesota Politics|last=Services|first=From Times Wire|date=1985-03-16|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-07-25}}</ref>  He served as the [[List of Governors of Minnesota|24th Governor of Minnesota]], defeating Republican [[Martin A. Nelson|Martin Nelson]] in a landslide victory in [[Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1936|Minnesota's 1936 gubernatorial election]].  He lost the governorship two years later following his defeat to Republican [[Harold Stassen]] in the [[Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1938|1938 gubernatorial election.]]
+'''Elmer Austin Benson''' (September 22, 1895{{spaced ndash}} March 13, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from [[Minnesota]]. In 1935, Benson was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of [[Thomas D. Schall|Thomas Schall]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-16-fi-27186-story.html|title=Socialist Elmer Benson Dies at 89 : Radical Played a Prominent Role in Minnesota Politics|last=Services|first=Times Wire|date=1985-03-16|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-07-25}}</ref> He served as the [[List of Governors of Minnesota|24th governor of Minnesota]], defeating Republican [[Martin A. Nelson|Martin Nelson]] in a landslide in [[Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1936|Minnesota's 1936 gubernatorial election]]. He lost the governorship two years later to Republican [[Harold Stassen]] in the [[Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1938|1938 gubernatorial election.]]<ref>Elmer A. Benson, "Politics in My Lifetime." ''Minnesota History'' 47 (1980): 154–60.</ref>
 ==Education==
-Born in 1895 in [[Appleton, Minnesota]], he studied law at [[William Mitchell College of Law]] (then the St. Paul College of Law) and served for a year in the [[U.S. Army]] during World War I.  Benson never practiced law after returning from active duty, choosing instead to pursue a banking and business career.
+Born in 1895 in [[Appleton, Minnesota]], Benson studied law at [[William Mitchell College of Law]] (then the St. Paul College of Law) and served for a year in the [[U.S. Army]] during World War I. He never practiced law after returning from active duty, choosing instead to pursue a banking and business career.
 ==Olson's ally==
-He was a close ally of Governor [[Floyd B. Olson]], another member of the [[Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party|Farmer-Labor Party]], who helped orchestrate Benson's political rise.  Olson appointed Benson state Commissioner of Securities before choosing him to replace [[Thomas D. Schall]] in the [[United States Senate]] after Schall's death in December 1935.  Benson served in the [[74th United States Congress|74th congress]], until November 3, 1936.
+Benson was a close ally of Governor [[Floyd B. Olson]], another member of the [[Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party|Farmer-Labor Party]], who helped orchestrate Benson's political rise. Olson appointed Benson state Commissioner of Securities before choosing him to replace [[Thomas D. Schall]] in the [[United States Senate]] after Schall's death in December 1935. Benson served in the [[74th United States Congress|74th congress]], until November 3, 1936.
 ==Governor of Minnesota==
-After Olson's premature death from cancer in 1936 and the interregnum of Lieutenant Governor [[Hjalmar Petersen]], Benson stepped into the breach and was elected the 24th [[Governor of Minnesota]] by the largest margin in state history. He served as the [[List of Governors of Minnesota|24th Governor of Minnesota]] from January 4, 1937, to January 2, 1939. He lost his bid for reelection in 1938.  His defeat by a record margin in 1938 is seen as the end of the Farmer-Labor Party as an independent political force, and a setback for progressive politics in Minnesota. In 1940, he ran for the United States Senate against [[Henrik Shipstead]], an incumbent senator who defected from the Farmer Labor Party to join the Republicans. Benson took second place, receiving 25% of the vote, in a race that also involved a Democrat, while Shipstead was reelected. He ran for the Senate for the last time in 1942, and was defeated by Republican [[Joseph H. Ball]] in a four-way race.
+After Olson's premature death from cancer in 1936 and the interregnum of Lieutenant Governor [[Hjalmar Petersen]], Benson stepped into the breach and was elected the 24th [[governor of Minnesota]] by the largest margin in state history. He served as the [[List of Governors of Minnesota|24th governor of Minnesota]] from January 4, 1937, to January 2, 1939. His defeat by a record margin in 1938 is seen as the beginning of the end of the Farmer-Labor Party as an independent political force and a setback for progressive politics in Minnesota. In 1940, he ran for the United States Senate against [[Henrik Shipstead]], an incumbent senator who defected from the Farmer-Labor Party to join the Republicans. Benson took second place, receiving 25% of the vote, in a race that also involved a Democrat, while Shipstead was reelected. He ran for the Senate for the last time in 1942, losing to Republican [[Joseph H. Ball]] in a four-way race.
 ==DFL Party==
-Benson was also the chief figure behind a schism within the DFL Party in Minnesota between 1946 and 1948. The DFL (or Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party) had been created in 1944 with the merging of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer-Labor Party. Benson and his supporters actively took control of the party's main committee in 1946, but were displaced by the supporters of [[Hubert H. Humphrey]] (then the Mayor of Minneapolis) two years later in 1948. The influence of Humphrey and his supporters had grown significantly within the party between 1946 and 1948 due to Humphrey's popularity and his work through the [[Americans for Democratic Action|ADA]], the state [[Agricultural cooperative|farm co-ops]], and support from the national arm of the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations|CIO]]. Humphrey's group of supporters &ndash; which included such future DFL political stars as [[Arthur Naftalin]], [[Orville Freeman]], and [[Walter Mondale]] &ndash; wrested control of the DFL Party from Benson's supporters in a party convention held in February 1948. Humphrey's later successful Senate campaign signaled a significant victory for his faction within the fledgling DFL Party and the defeat of Benson's candidates in the DFL primaries. This schism in 1948 eventually led to the defeated Benson and his supporters permanently exiting the DFL Party.
+Benson was also the chief figure behind a schism within the DFL Party in Minnesota between 1946 and 1948. The DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party) had been created in 1944 with the merging of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer-Labor Party. Benson and his supporters actively took control of the party's main committee in 1946, but were displaced by the supporters of [[Hubert H. Humphrey]] (then the mayor of Minneapolis) in 1948. The influence of Humphrey and his supporters had grown significantly within the party between 1946 and 1948 due to Humphrey's popularity and his work through the [[Americans for Democratic Action|ADA]], the state [[Agricultural cooperative|farm co-ops]], and support from the national arm of the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations|CIO]]. Humphrey's group of supporters—which included such future DFL political stars as [[Arthur Naftalin]], [[Orville Freeman]], and [[Walter Mondale]]—wrested control of the DFL from Benson's supporters at a February 1948 party convention. Humphrey's later successful Senate campaign signaled a significant victory for his faction within the fledgling DFL Party and the defeat of Benson's candidates in the DFL primaries. The 1948 schism eventually led Benson and his supporters to leave the DFL.
 ==Death==
-Before ill health drove him from the public arena, Benson became a force within the short-lived [[Progressive Party 1948 (United States)|Progressive Party]], managing the 1948 presidential campaign of its candidate, [[Henry A. Wallace|Henry Wallace]]. Benson died in 1985 in [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, and is buried at the Appleton Cemetery in the town of his birth, [[Appleton, Minnesota]].
+Before ill health drove him from the public arena, Benson became a force within the short-lived [[Progressive Party 1948 (United States)|Progressive Party]], managing the 1948 presidential campaign of its candidate, [[Henry A. Wallace|Henry Wallace]]. Benson died in 1985 in [[Minneapolis]], and is buried at the Appleton Cemetery in the town of his birth, [[Appleton, Minnesota]].
 ==Further reading==
-* Benson, Elmer A. "Politics in My Lifetime." ''Minnesota History'' 47 (1980): 154-60. [http://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/47/v47i04p154-161.pdf online]
+* Benson, Elmer A. "Politics in My Lifetime." ''Minnesota History'' 47 (1980): 154–60. [http://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/47/v47i04p154-161.pdf online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094412/http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/47/v47i04p154-161.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}
+* Darg, Philip Lloyd, "The Farmer-Labor Party In Minnesota Politics: 1918-1948" (2015). (PhD dissertation U of North Dakota, 2015) [https://commons.und.edu/theses/1886 online]
 * Haynes, John Earl. ''Dubious alliance: the making of Minnesota's DFL Party'' (U of Minnesota Press, 1984)
-* Lovin, Hugh T. "The Fall of Farmer-Labor Parties, 1936-1938." ''Pacific Northwest Quarterly'' (1971): 16-26. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/40488875 in JSTOR]
+* Lovin, Hugh T. "The Fall of Farmer-Labor Parties, 1936-1938." ''Pacific Northwest Quarterly'' (1971): 16–26. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/40488875 in JSTOR]
-* Sofchalk, Donald G. "Union and Ethnic Group Influence in the 1938 Election on the Minnesota Iron Ranges." ''Journal of the West'' (2003) 42#3 pp: 66-74.{{CongBio|B000389}} Retrieved on 2009-5-18
+* Sofchalk, Donald G. "Union and Ethnic Group Influence in the 1938 Election on the Minnesota Iron Ranges." ''Journal of the West'' (2003) 42#3 pp: 66–74.{{CongBio|B000389}} Retrieved on 2009-5-18
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