August H. Andresen

August H. Andresen
August H. Andresen
	Official portrait of Andresen; 1936
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Minnesota's 1st district
	In office; January 3, 1935 – January 14, 1958
Preceded by	District inactive
Succeeded by	Al Quie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Minnesota's 3rd district
	In office; March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Charles Russell Davis
Succeeded by	District inactive
Personal details
Born	October 11, 1890; Newark, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 14, 1958 (aged 67); Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican

August Herman Andresen (October 11, 1890 – January 14, 1958) was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Congress as a Republican for thirty-one years.

Background

August Herman Andresen was born in Newark, Illinois to Reverend Ole and Anna Andresen. He graduated from St. Olaf College in 1912 and William Mitchell College of Law (then the St. Paul College of Law) in 1914.^[1]

Andresen was first elected to Congress in 1925, serving the third district from 1925–1933, in the 69th, 70th, 71st, and 72nd congresses, and the first district from 1935 – 1958, in the 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th, and 85th congresses.

In 1947-8, he served on the Herter Committee.^[2]

By 1948, Andresen was the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee. In 1952, Andresen had been one of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's finalists for Secretary of Agriculture, but Andresen declined to give up his seat. Andresen voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.^[3]

In 1914 he married Julia Lien.^[1]

August H. Andresen died age 67 on January 14, 1958.^{[citation needed]}

^ ^a ^b "Pastor Ole Andresen". The Organization of Newark Lutheran Church. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
^ "Final Report on Foreign Aid of the House Select Committee on Foreign Aid" (PDF). Marshall Foundation. May 1, 1948. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles Russell Davis	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district 1925 – 1933	Succeeded by At large on a General ticket: Henry M. Arens, Ray P. Chase, Theodore Christianson, Einar Hoidale, Magnus Johnson, Harold Knutson, Paul John Kvale, Ernest Lundeen, Francis Shoemaker
Preceded by At large on a General ticket: Henry M. Arens, Ray P. Chase, Theodore Christianson, Einar Hoidale, Magnus Johnson, Harold Knutson, Paul John Kvale, Ernest Lundeen, Francis Shoemaker	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 1st congressional district 1935 – 1958	Succeeded by Al Quie