List of North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor
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The following is a list of North Dakota
Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor from 1889 to 1966 when the office was split into two entities; the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor.
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....
Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor from 1889 to 1966 when the office was split into two entities; the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor.
| Party | Commissioners |
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| 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... |
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| Republican/NPL 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... |
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| Independent North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party The North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party, abbreviated D-I, was a progressive political party that formed around 1890 in response to the North Dakota Republican Party's domination of state politics.-History:... |
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| # | Name | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry T. Helgesen | 1889–1892 | 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... |
| 2 | Nelson Williams Nelson Williams Nelson "Cadillac" Williams was an American jazz trumpeter.Williams began playing piano at age 13 and settled on trumpet soon afterwards; he may have played with Cow Cow Davenport while still a teenager... * |
1893–1894 | Independent North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party The North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party, abbreviated D-I, was a progressive political party that formed around 1890 in response to the North Dakota Republican Party's domination of state politics.-History:... |
| 3 | Andrew H. Laughlin | 1895–1896 | 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... |
| 4 | Henry U. Thomas | 1897–1900 | 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... |
| 5 | Rollin J. Turner | 1901–1904 | 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... |
| 6 | William C. Gilbreath William C. Gilbreath William C. Gilbreath , a.k.a. W.C. Gilbreath, was a North Dakota politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1905 to 1914. He was born in McMinn County, Tennessee, but his family relocated to Illinois, where he was educated in the public schools and in... |
1905–1914 | 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... |
| 7 | Robert F. Flint | 1915–1916 | 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... |
| 8 | John N. Hagan John N. Hagan John N. Hagan was a North Dakota Republican/NPL politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1917 to 1921 and from 1937 to 1938. He is one of three politicians in the state ever to be recalled; he was recalled during his first time in the office along with... |
1917–1921 | 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... /(NPL NPL NPL can stand for:* Nepal – ISO 3166-1 code for Nepal* National Priorities List – a list of hazardous waste sites in the USA* Non-Patent Literature – used before the United States Patent and Trademark Office... ) |
| 9 | Joseph A. Kitchen | 1921–1932 | 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... |
| 10 | John Husby | 1933–1934 | 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... |
| 11 | Theodore Martell | 1935–1936 | 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... /(NPL NPL NPL can stand for:* Nepal – ISO 3166-1 code for Nepal* National Priorities List – a list of hazardous waste sites in the USA* Non-Patent Literature – used before the United States Patent and Trademark Office... ) |
| 12 | John N. Hagan John N. Hagan John N. Hagan was a North Dakota Republican/NPL politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1917 to 1921 and from 1937 to 1938. He is one of three politicians in the state ever to be recalled; he was recalled during his first time in the office along with... |
1937–1938 | 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... /(NPL NPL NPL can stand for:* Nepal – ISO 3166-1 code for Nepal* National Priorities List – a list of hazardous waste sites in the USA* Non-Patent Literature – used before the United States Patent and Trademark Office... ) |
| 13 | Math Dahl Math Dahl Math Dahl was a North Dakota politician who was well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor 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... |
1939–1964 | 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... /(NPL NPL NPL can stand for:* Nepal – ISO 3166-1 code for Nepal* National Priorities List – a list of hazardous waste sites in the USA* Non-Patent Literature – used before the United States Patent and Trademark Office... ) |
| 14 | Arne Dahl | 1965–1966 | 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... |
- – George E. Adams won the 1892 election, but did not qualify for the office, so Nelson WilliamsNelson WilliamsNelson "Cadillac" Williams was an American jazz trumpeter.Williams began playing piano at age 13 and settled on trumpet soon afterwards; he may have played with Cow Cow Davenport while still a teenager...
was appointed to the position instead.
See also
- North Dakota Agriculture CommissionerNorth Dakota Agriculture CommissionerIn the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Agriculture Commissioner, formerly known as the Commissioner of Agriculture, is an elected official who heads the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The present commissioner is Doug Goehring....
- North Dakota Labor CommissionerNorth Dakota Labor CommissionerIn the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Commissioner of Labor, commonly referred to as Labor Commissioner, is an appointed official who heads the North Dakota Department of Labor...
- List of North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture