A. M. Derr

Alfred M. Derr (May 16, 1903—April 1, 1970)^[1] was a Democratic politician from Idaho.

Life

Both he and his wife, Hattie A. Derr (1905—1994),^[1] were students at University of Idaho. His senatorial career started in 1937, and he was a member of the Idaho Legislature, serving five terms in the Idaho State Senate (three of them : 1937, 1939 to 1942, 1955 to 1958). During his first senatorial tenure his wife ringed in for Mr. Derr as he was having a surgery. This was the first instance of a woman serving as a senator. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1958. Derr was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Robert E. Smylie.^[2]

Apart from his political career, he lived the life of a farmer, was a teacher and a logger. He had son, Allen Derr, who wrote for the Idaho Press Club.^[2] Other children include Beverly Shields, John Derr, James Derr, and Jane Betts.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Clark Fork Cemetery, Bonner, ID". CLARK FORK CEMETERY. Archived from the original on 2006-06-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20060625112933/http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/id/bonner/cemeteries/clarkfork.txt. Retrieved 2006-09-20. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Spring 2003". Idaho Press Club. Archived from the original on 2006-07-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20060709213505/http://idahopressclub.org/communicator/Spring+2003.pdf. Retrieved 2006-09-20.