Clarence P. Dahl

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Clarence P. Dahl (March 22, 1892 - October 23, 1976) was a North Dakota politician with the Republican Party who served as the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1945 to 1950, 1953 to 1956, and from 1959 to 1960. He also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1938 to 1944 and from 1950 to 1952.

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Clarence Dahl was born in 1892 in York, Wisconsin. He was educated in the public schools, and at the business college in Winona, Minnesota. He engaged in business as a merchant in Griggs County, North Dakota, and stayed in the business for 23 years. He also was a farmer, an auctioneer, and he owned and supervised 700 acres (2.8 km²) of farm land while serving as Lieutenant Governor. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, Knights of Pythias, and Masonic Lodge. He first became involved in state politics when he was elected as a state Senator in 1938; a position he served in until 1944 when he was elected Lieutenant Governor that year. He served until 1950 when he did not seek re-election. At that time, he returned to the state Senate for one term until he was once again elected Lieutenant Governor in 1952. He served until 1956 when he did not seek re-election, only to run and win in 1958., beginning his final period as Lieutenant Governor, a period that ended in 1952. He married Ovidia Anderson on December 28, 1922 at age 30 and had three children; Phillip, Marjorie, and Robert. ^[1]

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^ North Dakota Blue Book, 1954

Preceded by Henry Holt	Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 1945–1950	Succeeded by Ray Schnell
Preceded by Ray Schnell	Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 1953–1956	Succeeded by Francis Clyde Duffy
Preceded by Francis Clyde Duffy	Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 1959–1960	Succeeded by Orville W. Hagen