Leif Erickson (politician)

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Leif Erickson (July 29, 1906 – December 22, 1998) was a politician and jurist in the State of Montana, the 1944 Democratic nominee for Governor of Montana and the 1946 Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Montana.

Biography

Erickson was born to Oluf and Dora B. Erickson in Cashton, Wisconsin.^[1] On December 29, 1932 he married Huberta Burton Brown. He died in Missoula, Montana. Erickson was a Lutheran.

Career

Erickson was District Attorney of Richland County, Montana from 1936 to 1938 and was a Justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1938 to 1946. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1948, 1952, and 1956. In 1944 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Montana, losing to incumbent Sam C. Ford, and in 1946 he was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the U.S. Senate from Montana, defeating longtime incumbent Burton Wheeler in the primary, but losing to Republican Zales Ecton in the general election. From 1956 to 1958 he was Chairman of the Montana Democratic Party and from 1962 to 1973 he was a Democratic National Committeeman.

References

↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/erickson.html#RP210CO3E

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Name	Erickson, Leif
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Short description	American judge
Date of birth	1906
Place of birth
Date of death	1998
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