Math Dahl
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North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
politician who was well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
The North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor was an elected official who headed the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor. The office was established with the state's constitution in 1889, and was split into two separate offices—the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor and the...
from 1939 to 1964. His long tenure in the office ended a period of instability in the department when the three previous commissioners only served one two year term. He re-elected a total of twelve times, and was one of the most prominent Republican
North Dakota Republican Party
The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party platform is generally conservative.The North Dakota Republican Party is strongly in control of the state's politics...
/Non-Partisan League
Non-Partisan League
The Nonpartisan League was a political organization founded in 1915 in the United States by former Socialist Party organizer A. C. Townley. The Nonpartisan League advocated state control of mills, grain elevators, banks and other farm-related industries in order to reduce the power of corporate...
(NPL) politicians in the state.
Biography
Math Dahl was born on January 6, 1884 in NorwayNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. He came to America in 1902, and homesteaded in Emmons County, North Dakota
Emmons County, North Dakota
-Major highways:* U.S. Highway 83*North Dakota Highway 11*North Dakota Highway 13*North Dakota Highway 34*North Dakota Highway 1804-National protected areas:*Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge*Springwater National Wildlife Refuge...
in 1904. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives
North Dakota House of Representatives
The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate....
from 1931 to 1937, and was the Speaker of the House in 1937. He was elected as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
The North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor was an elected official who headed the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor. The office was established with the state's constitution in 1889, and was split into two separate offices—the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor and the...
in 1938, and he served until 1965 when he retired. Dahl was one of the most prominent Republican/NPL politicians in the state.
When the NPL dissolved, he joined the North Dakota Republican Party
North Dakota Republican Party
The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party platform is generally conservative.The North Dakota Republican Party is strongly in control of the state's politics...
. During his life, Dahl was a member of the Lutheran Church, the Farmers Union
Farmers Union
Farmers Union is a brand name established by the South Australian Farmers' Co-operative Union Ltd .-Jamestown:At a meeting in Jamestown, South Australia on 28 February 1888, a committee formed to establish a grain "producers' union to combat the effects of depressed agricultural prices and the...
, Sons of Norway
Sons of Norway
Sons of Norway is a fraternal organization representing people of Norwegian heritage in the United States and Canada. It describes its mission as "to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic Countries, and provide quality...
, and the Masonic Order. He was married to Ragna Madland of Wing, North Dakota
Wing, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 124 people, 68 households, and 32 families residing in the city. The population density was 210.3 people per square mile . There were 89 housing units at an average density of 150.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.19% White, and 0.81% from...
. Dahl died at the age of 92 in 1976.