Frank A. Wenstrom
Frank A. Wenstrom | |
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28th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota | |
In office 1963–1965 | |
Governor | William L. Guy |
Preceded by | Orville W. Hagen |
Succeeded by | Charles Tighe |
Personal details | |
Born | Wells County, North Dakota | July 27, 1903
Died | May 12, 1997 Williston, North Dakota | (aged 93)
Political party | Republican |
Frank A. Wenstrom (July 27, 1903 – May 12, 1997) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of North Dakota under Governor William L. Guy. Wenstrom also served in the North Dakota Senate for District 1 from 1957 to 1960 and 1967 to 1986, and was the President of the state's second Constitutional Convention.[1]
Franklin Augustus Wenstrom was born and grew up in Wells County, North Dakota. He was the son of James A. Wenstrom (1874–1963) and Anna (Kringstad) Wenstrom (1874–1967). His parents were of Norwegian and Swedish immigrant heritage. Beginning in 1933, he worked in the oil business in Carrington, North Dakota. In 1945, he became secretary- manager for the Williston (N.D.) Chamber of Commerce. Wenstrom worked as public relations officer for First National Bank of Williston (1951–1960).[2][3] [4]
In 1938, he was married to Mary Esther Pickett (1907–2002). Wenstrom died at age 93 in 1997 and was buried at Riverview Cemetery in Williston.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ North Dakota Blue Book, 1989
- ^ "Frank Wenstrom Papers, 1936-1994". University of North Dakota. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Wenstrom Foundation Scholarship". Williston (N. D.) Herald. February 2, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Frank A. Wenstrom Papers". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Wenstrom has vascular surgery
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- Lieutenant governors of North Dakota
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- Republican Party North Dakota state senators
- American public relations people
- 20th-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly
- American people of Norwegian descent
- American people of Swedish descent
- 1992 United States presidential electors
- People from Wells County, North Dakota
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