Henry M. Arens

American politician (1873–1963)

Henry Martin Arens

Arens c. 1931

26th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 6, 1931 – January 3, 1933
Governor| Floyd B. Olson
Preceded by| Charles Edward Adams
Succeeded by| Konrad K. Solberg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota
In office
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by| General ticket adopted
Succeeded by| General ticket abolished
Constituency| General Ticket Seat One
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 1, 1923 – January 4, 1931
Preceded by| William John Kuntz
Succeeded by| Patrick W. Morrison
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 6, 1919 – December 31, 1922
Preceded by| Andy Donovan
Succeeded by| William Geister
Personal details
Born| (1873-11-21)November 21, 1873
Bausenrode, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died| October 6, 1963(1963-10-06) (aged 89)
Jordan, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party| Farmer Labor
Profession| Farmer

Henry Martin Arens (November 21, 1873 – October 6, 1963) was a German-American farmer and politician from Minnesota who served in several public offices, including as lieutenant governor and U.S. Representative.

## Early life

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Arens was born as Heinrich Martin Arens in Bausenrode near Fretter in the Kingdom of Prussia, today part of the municipality of Finnentrop, Westphalia, Germany. He migrated to the United States in November 1889 and was a farmer near Jordan, Minnesota.

## Political career

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Arens's official State House portrait, 1919

His first public office was as a member of the board of aldermen for Jordan from 1905 to 1913. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1919 to 1922 and in the state senate from 1923 to 1930.

In 1930, he was elected the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and served one two-year term. In 1932 he was elected to the 73rd congress as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party. (In 1932, all of Minnesota's representatives were elected at large.) He served only one term, from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935, the start of the 20th Amendment. He was defeated for re-election in 1934 by Elmer Ryan, after which he commented that he was convinced "that politics is not worthwhile and that never again will I ask favors of the electorate."[1] In 1936 he attempted to retake his seat and was again defeated by Ryan.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". 1963.
2. ^ United States Congress. "Henry M. Arens". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

## External links

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* Henry M. Arens at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
* Inauguration photo

* United States Congress. "Henry M. Arens (id: A000276)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Party political offices

Preceded by

Thomas J. Meighen

|  Farmer–Labor nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1930 | Succeeded by

Konrad K. Solberg

Political offices
Preceded by

Charles Edward Adams

|  Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1931 – 1933  | Succeeded by

Konrad K. Solberg

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

General Ticket Established

|  U.S. Representative from Minnesota
General Ticket Seat One
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935  |  Succeeded by

General Ticket Abolished

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Lieutenant governors of Minnesota

* Holcombe
* Donnelly
* Swift
* Sherwood
* Armstrong
* Yale
* Barto
* Wakefield
* Gilman
* Rice
* Ives
* Clough
* Day
* Gibbs
* L. Smith
* Jones
* Eberhart
* E. Smith
* Gordon
* Burnquist
* Sullivan
* Frankson
* Collins
* Nolan
* Adams
* Arens
* Solberg
* Petersen
* Richardson (acting)
* Lindsten
* Anderson
* Thye
* Miller
* Anderson
* Nelsen
* Wright
* Rolvaag
* Keith
* Goetz
* Perpich
* Olson
* Wangberg
* Johnson
* Dyrstad
* Benson
* Schunk
* Molnau
* Prettner Solon
* T. Smith
* Fischbach
* Flanagan

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota

Districts 1–8 (active)

1st district|

Territorial Delegate, 1849–1858
Sibley
Rice
Kingsbury
1863–1933
Windom
Wilkinson
Dunnell
While
T. Wilson
Dunnell
Harries
Tawney
Anderson
Furlow
Christgau
1935–present
Andresen
Quie
Erdahl
Penny
Gutknecht
Walz
J. Hagedorn
Finstad

2nd district|

1863–1933
Donnelly
E.M. Wilson
Averill
Strait
Poehler
Strait
Wakefield
Lind
McCleary
Hammond
Ellsworth
Clague
1935–present
Ryan
O'Hara
Nelsen
T. Hagedorn
Weber
Minge
Kennedy
Kline
Lewis
Craig

3rd district|

1873–1933
Averill
King
Stewart
Washburn
Strait
MacDonald
D. Hall
O. Hall
Heatwole
Davis
Andresen
1935–present
Lundeen
Teigan
Alexander
Gale
Gallagher
MacKinnon
Wier
MacGregor
Frenzel
Ramstad
Paulsen
Phillips
Morrison

4th district|

1883–1933
Washburn
Gilfillan
Rice
Snider
Castle
Kiefer
Stevens
Van Dyke
Keller
Maas
1935–present
Maas
Starkey
Devitt
McCarthy
Karth
Vento
McCollum

5th district|

1883–1933
Nelson
Comstock
Halvorson
Fletcher
Lind
Fletcher
Nye
Smith
Lundeen
Newton
W. Nolan
1935–present
Christianson
D. Johnson
Youngdahl
Judd
Fraser
Sabo
Ellison
Omar

6th district|

1893–1933
Baldwin
Towne
Morris
Buckman
Lindbergh
H. Knutson
1935–present
H. Knutson
Marshall
Olson
Zwach
R. Nolan
Weber
Sikorski
Grams
Luther
Kennedy
Bachmann
Emmer

7th district|

1893–1933
Boen
Eddy
Volstead
O. Kvale
P. Kvale
1935–present
P. Kvale
Andersen
Langen
Bergland
Stangeland
Peterson
Fischbach

8th district|

1903–1933
Bede
Miller
Carss
Larson
Carss
Pittenger
1935–present
Pittenger
Bernard
Pittenger
Blatnik
Oberstar
Cravaack
R. Nolan
Stauber

Districts 9–10 and statewide general ticket (obsolete)

9th district|

1903–33
Steenerson
Wefald
Selvig
1935–63
Buckler
Hagen
C. Knutson
Langen

10th district|

1915–33
Schall
Goodwin

General ticket|

1858–63
Cavanaugh
Phelps
Windom
Aldrich
1913–15
Manahan
1933–35
Arens
Chase
Christianson
Hoidale
Johnson
H. Knutson
P. Kvale
Lundeen
Shoemaker

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Minnesota's delegation(s) to the 73rd United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

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Senate:

* ▌H. Shipstead (FL)
* ▌T. Schall (R)

House:

* ▌H. Knutson (R)
* ▌P. Kvale (FL)
* ▌E. Lundeen (FL)
* ▌H. Arens (FL)
* ▌R. Chase (R)
* ▌T. Christianson (R)
* ▌E. Hoidale (D)
* ▌M. Johnson (FL)
* ▌F. Shoemaker (FL)

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