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Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was an American Republican Party politician, military officer, and attorney who was the 25th governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943. He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 1948.
During a lifetime devoted to public service, Harold Stassen left an indelible mark upon American politics. He first gained national prominence in the 1930s by revitalizing Minnesota’s Republican Party and establishing a progressive, cooperative approach to state government.
Mar 5, 2001 · Harold E. Stassen, a former governor of Minnesota, educator, and special presidential assistant who won an early reputation as a ''boy wonder'' of politics only to be remembered as the man...
Sep 22, 2015 · During a lifetime devoted to public service, Harold Stassen left an indelible mark upon American politics. He first gained national prominence in the 1930s by revitalizing Minnesota’s Republican...
Dec 20, 2023 · An attorney in South St. Paul, Stassen was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1938 at the young age of 31. Known as the “boy governor,” Stassen was the youngest person elected to that post. Stassen was reelected in 1940 and in 1942.
Mar 13, 2015 · A new book tells the story of Minnesota's "boy governor," Harold Stassen. Stassen was one of the youngest people in the nation ever elected governor. Minnesota voters put the moderate...
Dec 20, 2023 · Harold Stassen Papers. Papers documenting the life and career of a former Minnesota governor, presidential contender, naval officer, United Nations charter delegate, and Eisenhower cabinet member.
Mar 5, 2001 · Perennial presidential candidate Harold E. Stassen, whose name became a synonym for political futility despite a distinguished career as a governor, diplomat, and university president, died...
Harold E. Stassen — national political leader, president of the University of Pennsylvania, and later, perennial candidate for public office — was born on April 13, 1907, in West St. Paul, Minnesota, to William Andrew Stassen, a farmer, and Elsie Emma Mueller.
Mar 8, 2001 · ON NINE occasions between 1948 and 1992 Harold Stassen tried without success to become president of the United States. His bids were not simply quixotic or to gain publicity for a cause: he was...
